2061
Odyssey Three
by Arthur C. Clarke · first published 1987
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A re-visitation of the imaginative future painted by Arthur C. Clarke in his previous two books [2001: A Space Odyssey][1] and [2010: Odyssey two][2]. Two expeditions into space are inextricably tangled by human necessity and the immutable laws of physics. Heywood Floyd, survivor of two previous encounters with the mysterious monoliths must once again confront David Bowman - or whatever Bowman has become - a newly independent HAL, and the power of an alien race that has decided Humanity is to play a part in the Evolution of the Galaxy whether it wishes to or not. [1]: http://openlib
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on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2015?” ↗What is the scale of this scene? How tall is that wall? I just finished reading Arthur C. Clarke's 2061 about people landing on Halley's Comet, so this video is a timely illustration of what they might have seen. :)
on “A one-second video taken by the Rosetta probe on the surface of a comet” ↗Arthur C Clarke's 2061 (sequel to 2001 and 2010) was also about about a troubled mission that finds life in Europa's oceans. Europa Report sounds like it might have been a little inspired by that novel?
on “Pacific squid flashes its attack 'headlights'” ↗