Sir Arthur C Clarke R.I.P

[Guest]

The Title and description say it all , a loss of someone who truely expanded our minds and in doing so advanced the human experience .

R.I.P Sir Arthur C Clarke 1917 - 2008

[seanbeag7]

he thought me everything i needed to know about the stars and i found his many books about space fascinating, R I P

[Tomcat]

he was a prolific writer until the end. Some guys live life dying...he died living life to the full. There were allegations about his sexual antics but the less said about that the better,

A clever fucker for sure.

[stogie bear]

RIP from a long time admirer and fan.

[allstar88]

i liked his world of the strange on t.v. in the 80`s

[donnnnnny]

rip a true master

[buttafly]

Oft-admired intelligent guy seen on my favorite channel, Nat Geo, many times and quoted many other times.

  Sucks when the world loses a smart guy!

[BAM]

Geostationary orbit (GEO) is a geosynchronous orbit directly above the Earth's equator (0° latitude), with orbital eccentricity of zero. From the ground, a geostationary object appears motionless in the sky and is therefore the orbit of most interest to operators of artificial satellites (including communication and television satellites). Due to the constant 0° latitude, satellite locations may differ by longitude only.

The geostationary orbit was first popularised by science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke in 1945 as a useful orbit for communications satellites. As a result this is sometimes referred to as the Clarke orbit. Similarly, the Clarke Belt is the part of space approximately 35,786 km above mean sea level in the plane of the equator where near-geostationary orbits may be achieved.

Geostationary orbits are useful because they cause a satellite to appear stationary with respect to a fixed point on the rotating Earth. As a result, an antenna can point in a fixed direction and maintain a link with the satellite. The satellite orbits in the direction of the Earth's rotation, at an altitude of approximately 35,786 km (22,240 statute miles) above ground. This altitude is significant because it produces an orbital period equal to the Earth's period of rotation, known as the sidereal day.

[Guest]

I went past his house in a Colombo taxi in 1991 with the driver saying ''Arthur C Clarke lives there, he is a vile dirty old man''.....That made me