#005 - The S&L Podcast: Childhood's End (the beginning!)
/How convinient! The 5th episode of the podcast falls on the eve of our 5th book, Childhood's End! Here are the show notes for today's episode:
Arthur C. Clarke
Built first telescope at 13.
Great fan of "Astounding Stories"
Served in Air Force through World War II
Attended King's College London and took a degree in physics and mathematics
Prelude To Space was published in 1951 (First published novel)
Also published a short story called "The Sentinel" which inspired Stanley Kubrick to make 2001: A Space Odyssey.
May don't realize 2001 the book is a novelization of the movie.
Won the Hugo and Nebula awards for 1973 Rendezvous with Rama
He was Knighted in 1998
Comments from Childhood's End Group
http://swordandlaser.ning.com/group/childhoodsend
We are not Rocket Scientists
http://swordandlaser.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=1288181%3ATopic%3A25745&page=2
New Neal Stephenson Novel out September 9, 2008.
Anathem
http://time-blog.com/nerd_world/2008/03/the_return_of_neal_stephenson.html
Side-reading
Books you might also be interested in.
Veronica's Pick
Belgariad and Mallorean:
by David Eddings
Tom's Pick
The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick
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