[simpits-tech] HAL....

[Roy Coates]

On Sat, 22 Mar 2008, Alan D. Mazurka wrote:

> hi,
>
> yes, he was the greatest.
>
> after seeing 2001 as a kid, i read every book authored by him in the library.
>
> i really enjoyed how he described the hardware of outer space, and
> the way he injected technical stuff into his stories.
>
> he could step very far outside the envelope of common thought, look
> back at us, then provide unusual commentary that wisdom only produces.
>
> he's left us with a large amount of gifts to enjoy. enjoy a few.
>


Yup.  He's credited with inventing the comms satellite too. A smart arse
if ever there was one.


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Roy Coates.
Dept of Engineering.
Liverpool University.
E-Mail: r.coates at liv.ac.uk
Tel: 0151 794 4862
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