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Yesterday marked the passing of a legendary figure in the literary world.  Sir Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey and dozens of other works, passed away in his adopted homeland of Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
Clarke was a pioneer of science-fiction, along with others like Isaac Asimov, helping to build the genre into [...]

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Speaking after being awarded the Copley medal in England last week Prof. Steven Hawking spoke out about the need for mankind to extend its footprint outside the Sol system. His proposed method for making this happen: matter/antimatter annihilation to propel a craft to near-light speeds.  This is the method popularized in the television (and movie) [...]

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