It is the 21st century and humans have finally conquered the sea. Professionals now harvest plankton to feed the world. However, the sea has not given up all its secrets, but men... more
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Save the Whale? Review ofThe Deep Range - Arthur C. Clarkeby
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Advantages: Engaging story, light easy read Disadvantages: Slightly dated, but the ethical point is still valid
In the silence of space no-one can hear you scream. Was that Franklin’s problem? Had he screamed? Could it be that he knew what it was like not to be heard? If that was the case why on earth…and he is back on earth…would he choose a second career that took him to what might be thought of as “inner” space. Not the vast silent deeps of the space, but those of the oceans, just as vast, just as silent, just as deadly?
Arthur C Clarke is synonymous with ... ...about star wars, or colonising the planets beyond our ken and meeting strange new beings. There are enough strange new beings on this planet to keep us busy for a while yet.
This was something that Clarke recognised and treasured and in this 1968 story tried to give prominence to. The story is set in 21st century, which probably seemed a long way away at the time, man has suffered and starved for reasons not explained. This is a Clarke technique. ...
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It is the 21st century and humans have finally conquered the sea. Professionals now harvest plankton to feed the world. However, the sea has not given up all its secrets, but men like Walter Franklin are determined to find them out. About the AuthorArthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead in 1917. During the Second World War he served as a radar instructor for the RAF, rising to the rank of flight-lieutenant. After the war, he entered King's college, London taking, in 1948, his Bsc in physics and mathematics with first class honours.One of the most respected of all science-fiction writers, he has won Kalinga Prize, the Aviation Space-Writers' Prize and the Westinghouse Science Writing Prize. He also shared an Oscar nomination with Stanley Kubrick for the screenplay of 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was based on his story, `The Sentinel'. He has lived in Sri Lanka since 1956. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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