Re: A view of powerful cities in dated history, as seen through Science Fiction - A C Clarke
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On 8/21/2020 5:32 PM, a425couple wrote: > It seems to me that in a great number of areas > Arthur C. Clarke was great at predicting the future > (geosynchronous orbit satellites etc.). Clarke wrote the > SF short story "Guardian Angel" in 1946, and he was > projecting it out as being in 1976. This idea in > this short story later grew into the book "Childhood's > End". > > Aliens decide to make a clear appearance to humans. > Interesting to me, the cities that Clark named for > them to 'dominate' with their presence. > > "not by chance alone could those mighty ships have come > to rest so precisely over New York, London, Moscow, Canberra, > Rome, Capetown, Tokyo..." > > It is interesting to me how he totally skips over > China, India, or any Middle Eastern power, yet to be. > But then, this was just one sentence in a fictional > story. > Considering the state of Asia, especially China in 1946, I'm not surprised he didn't include them. Wouldn't aliens seek out civilized areas instead of war torn and chaotic failed states? -- https://twitter.com/Non_Linear1