Surely you're not saying that Mr Clark
Is a prevert?

(He is though, isn't he)
( gurningchimp, Thu 13 Mar 2003, 15:08, archived)

I'm afraid so.
It would seem that if you are a world famous scientist, who never lets people forget he invented the satellite, AND writes turgid sci-fi, you can get away with a lot. That one is ALWAYS on the interweb...
(dawn_syndrome dawn_syndrome, Thu 13 Mar 2003, 15:11, archived)

didn't invent the satellite
he invented geostationaly orbit where an object will be ina stable orbit over the same point on the globe.

(sometimes it's expanded to say that he created the comunications satellite as this relies on geostationaly orbits, but thats not exactly true either).

So he only came up with the orbit.
( Darkedge, Thu 13 Mar 2003, 15:14, archived)

Geek.

( bovine www.richardtingley.co.uk, Thu 13 Mar 2003, 15:15, archived)

Bless you for that.
You should see what satellite channels Arthur is watching right now!!
(dawn_syndrome dawn_syndrome, Thu 13 Mar 2003, 15:16, archived)

No
he came up with the whole concept of an object being placed in orbit to reflect signals off... Hence the communications satellite. so :-Þ
( JustHere, Thu 13 Mar 2003, 15:18, archived)

What do you want, hippy?
Go write a book and give us all a break!
(dawn_syndrome dawn_syndrome, Thu 13 Mar 2003, 15:20, archived)

Just cause my hair goes down to my bum
doesn't make me a hippy... Oh.
( JustHere, Thu 13 Mar 2003, 15:23, archived)

ahh
ok fair enuff - but I think the satellie concept itself has existed for a few thousand years.

Question: what is the earths largest satellite?
( Darkedge, Thu 13 Mar 2003, 15:30, archived)

yes he is
i know it is tru because i've been to sri lanka. this makes me an authority.
( mikeisbrill, Thu 13 Mar 2003, 15:22, archived)