Excerpt From Arthur C. Clarke's Last Work

Posted by kdawson on Monday July 28, 2008 @09:35PM from the slow-boat dept.

Ubuntukitten writes "The Telegraph is running an excerpt from Arthur C. Clarke's last work, called 'The Last Theorem.' Fellow writer Frederik Pohl helped out. It's a reassuring chunk of old-fashioned sci-fi, describing an Olympics that's set on the moon. Typically for Clarkian sci-fi, is very much about the practicalities of mounting a Lunar Olympics, rather than any wild fantasy." The excerpt's centerpiece is a trip to the moon that begins with a space elevator ride. The book will be published on Aug. 1.

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Re:Can we stage it for 2008? by Zukix · 2008-07-29 05:56 · Score: 2, Interesting

I have visited Beijing but also some remote Northern Chinese cities as well as Mongolia.
The haze in sky is significantly made from dust blowing in from the Gobi. The sky is hazy even in remote non-industrial areas. The truth is that Beijing is being swallowed by the desert.
Personally I consider the air better than Tokyo, Bangkok or London but this judgement may be more about sewers and transport fumes than harmful chemicals from industry.