Arthur C. Clarke, Dead at 90
Wow, that’s two in the space of a week.
They say that famous people die in threes. Last week it was Gary Gygax. Today, it was Arthur C. Clarke. He was a great man who predicted the communications satellite, among other things, though he’s probably best known for writing 2001:A Space Odyssey. He wrote more books and stories than I can think of and continued to influence the science-fiction world right up until the end.
Locus Magazine has a more detailed biography.