Re:Stanley Kubrick (Score 1)

I totally agree that Kubrick has to added to the list... If you watch 2001:ASO, you see real (looking) space travel. Slow, silent, long - not the flashy, fast-pased, and (ack!) noisy ships of star wars, star trek, babylon 5, etc. Another person I'd like to see on is Heinlien... He was the first author that presented, to me anyway, what space travel will/could be like in the future. He was also a _very_ techincal author. If you read in Time Enough For Love the section about the twins that are a mated pair (I wish I had the book in front of me so I could be more descriptive), its one of the most easy to read techincal thing I have ever read. Its talking about rather advanced genetics, and the way he lays it out, I understood it. I also must mention Charles Babbage, for his work on the analytical engine. Cyathal P.S. Hate to be picky, buy Kubrick is not "flawless"... if you watch The Shining, in the very first sceen, you can see the shadow of the helicopter that the camera is on, off to the right of the screen.