The Pod Bay Doors Are Closed Forever
March 18, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Glenn Reynolds notes this in his tribute to the late Arthur C. Clarke, author of “2001″:
He was a very thoughtful guy, and a very good correspondent; he even autographed a copy of 2001 for my daughter when, at age 2, she could name all the moons of Jupiter. I doubt that I would do as well, if I attained his degree of fame. I nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, but Yasser Arafat got it instead. I think it’s pretty clear that Clarke would have been a better choice . . .
No doubt. Here’s the 1994 New York Times piece with details of the Nobel nomination.
Leave a Comment