Arthur C. Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (Minehead, Somerset, Ingalaterra, 1917ko abenduaren 16a - Kolonbo, Sri Lanka, 2008ko martxoaren 19a) zientzia-fikzio generoko idazlea, asmatzailea eta futurista izan zen.

Aipuak

Politikariek zientzia-fikzioa irakurri beharko lukete, ez westernak edo detektibo-istorioak.^[1]

(ingelesez) Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.

Itxaropen-sinbolismo bat dago banderak hutsean mugitzen ez direnaren gertakarian.^[1]

(ingelesez) There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.

Ez dut astrologian sinisten; Sagitario naiz eta eszeptikoak gara.^[1]

(ingelesez) I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're sceptical.

Ziur naiz Unibertsoa bizitza inteligentez betea dagoela. Baina nahikoa inteligenteak dira hona ez etortzeko.^[2]

(ingelesez) I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.

Arthur C. Clarke eta Gentry Leeren arteko elkarrizketa Scifi.com IRC kanalean, 1996ko azaroaren 1a.

Clarken legeak

Clarken Legen Legea: Zientzialari errespetatu baina zahar batek esaten duenean zerbait posible dela, nahiko ziur egon hala dela. Esaten duenean zerbait ezinezkoa dela, nahiko ziur egon oker dagoela.^[2]

(ingelesez) Clarke's First Law: When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.

"Hazards of Prophecy: The Failure of Imagination" a Profiles of the Future, 1962.

Clarken Bigarren Legea: Posible denaren mugak aurkitzeko modu bakarra da ezinezkoa denaren bidean pixka bat ibiltzea da.^[2]

(ingelesez) Clarke's Second Law: The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.

"Hazards of Prophecy: The Failure of Imagination" a Profiles of the Future, 1962.

Clarken Hirugarren Legea: Nahiko aurreratua den edozein teknologia magiatik ezberdin ezina da.^[2]

(ingelesez) Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

"Hazards of Prophecy: The Failure of Imagination" a Profiles of the Future, 1962.

Erreferentziak

↑ ^1,0 ^1,1 ^1,2 Sir Arthur's Quotations. Arthur C. Clarke Foundation
↑ ^2,0 ^2,1 ^2,2 ^2,3 10 frases geniales de Arthur C. Clarke. Muy Interesante

[quotes-1] 1,0 ^1,1 ^1,2 Sir Arthur's Quotations. Arthur C. Clarke Foundation

[muy-2] 2,0 ^2,1 ^2,2 ^2,3 10 frases geniales de Arthur C. Clarke. Muy Interesante

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