As most of you undoubtably know, there have been many, many tributes to Sir Arthur C. Clarke in all forms of media. My own modest effort was here.
A few of these tributes, however, I think are especially noteworthy, and are the subject of this post.
The first is a tribute from Yuri Artsutanov, including him singing “Happy Birthday” to Sir Clarke (in English yet!)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1pByC_15E4[/youtube]
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This next YouTube effort is a tribute from his adopted homeland, Sri Lanka.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QRas62F2Zs[/youtube]
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Jeremy McGovern from Astronomy Magazine’s Astronomy.com gives his tribute here.
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Mat Kaplan at The Planetary Society gives his (and others) thoughts here. Mat’s show continues to be, IMHO, the best Science Internet/podcast show out there. If you’re unaware of his shows, or just haven’t been listening lately, you’re missing a real treat.
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Finally, on July 19th, The Space Frontier Foundation will be hosting the “Arthur C. Clarke Banquet” at the Foundation’s NewSpace2008 conference in Washington D.C.