Arthur C. Clarke

Arthur C. Clarke died today. His writings took a seriously critical look at our civilization and its follies. He will be missed.

"It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars." — Arthur C. Clarke, The Exploration of Space

"The Information Age offers much to mankind, and I would like to think that we will rise to the challenges it presents. But it is vital to remember that information—in the sense of raw data—is not knowledge, that knowledge is not wisdom, and that wisdom is not foresight. But information is the first essential step to all of these." — Arthur C. Clarke, OneWorld South Asia, Dec. 5, 2003

Arthur C. Clarke's Last Message to Humanity