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YouTube Eulogies for Arthur C. Clarke
March 19th, 2008 
Earlier today, legendary science fiction writer and future visionary Sir Arthur C. Clarke passed away at the age of ninety in his home in Sri Lanka. This Washington Post obituary fittingly refers to him as the “unofficial poet laureate of the space age.”
A few months ago he recorded what ultimately turned out to be his final message in this YouTube video “90th Birthday Reflections” (see this post). In it, he reflected on his diverse career as a writer, undersea explorer, space promoter and science popularizer. Of these, he said he hoped to be remembered most as “a writer, one who entertained readers and hopefully stretched their imaginations as well.”
In a testament to the power of social media, a virtual memorial is quickly amassing on YouTube. The crowd-sourced eulogies range from the personal and profound to the poetic and offer a wide angle view to Clarke’s enduring ability to inspire.
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March 19th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
To SIR With Love:
He spent his life, writing books, and movies: Childhood’s End
But as he goes
I know that we are losing a best friend.
A friend who taught to Write from Wrong
And Geek from Strong That’s a lot to learn
WHAT? What can I give you in Return…?
If you wanted the sky
Invent the satellite and light the sky
Nine Billion names now can blink on High
To Sir With Love
If you wanted the moon
I would hold the moon down with a Monolith
And this would just be one of many gifts
To Sir With Love
If you wanted the seas
Envision a new ecology
Helped along by you passionately
To Sir With Love
If you wanted it all
There’s just one worthy of the galaxy
Glittering in its entirety
Blue Danube geosynchroniscity
To Sir With Love
Love from Christy Ivers in Kona, Thank you, Mahalo, Sir.
June 4th, 2008 at 4:43 am
unofficial poet laureate of the space age.
Very accurate evalutaion.