In Memoriam
This year we lost some great ones :
1. Stanislaw Lem(1921-2006) Polish Science fiction writer extraordinaire. Author of 'Solaris'(1961), made into a great film by the Soviet Andrei Tarkovsky in 1972. A recurring theme was the inability and problems of human-alien communication .Work often employed sardonic wit, absurdist situations.
2. James Van Allen- discoverer of the 'Van Allen' radiation belts
3. Syd Barrett-(1946-2006) a founder of the Pink Floyd.
4. Steve Irwin- conservationist and showman.
5. Ali Farka Toure-(1939-2006) Malian pioneer of African folk and 'blues' music
1. Stanislaw Lem(1921-2006) Polish Science fiction writer extraordinaire. Author of 'Solaris'(1961), made into a great film by the Soviet Andrei Tarkovsky in 1972. A recurring theme was the inability and problems of human-alien communication .Work often employed sardonic wit, absurdist situations.
2. James Van Allen- discoverer of the 'Van Allen' radiation belts
3. Syd Barrett-(1946-2006) a founder of the Pink Floyd.
4. Steve Irwin- conservationist and showman.
5. Ali Farka Toure-(1939-2006) Malian pioneer of African folk and 'blues' music
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