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Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s fertile imagination
produced seminal science fiction novels
including
2001: A Space Odyssey
. He
popularised the concept of geostationary
satellites for communications, positioned
in an orbit now known as the Clarke Orbit.
A renowned futurist, Sir Arthur’s Third
Law of Prediction stated “Any sufficiently
advanced technology is indistinguishable
from magic.” Humanity is now dependent
on technology that might as well be magic.
Modern consumers have little idea how
necessities like water arrive at their homes,
how utilities are made safe and reliable, or
how medicine heals.
Someone has to know how all that
technology works. That’s where Hutchison
comes in.
Take fresh potable water, the stuff of
life. People turn on the tap and assume
the water is safe with no idea of how it is
sourced, purified, tested, delivered and
treated. Hutchison Water knows and is
always learning and investing to do it better.
Wonder drugs? Same. Someone puts
decades of investment, in the form of sweat
and money, into research to cure man’s
afflictions. That someone is Chi-Med,
supported by Hutchison China, whose
‘magic’ is on the verge of transforming
medical treatments for a range of diseases.
Even simple pleasures, like cheering your
national team at the World Cup and the
Olympics, can’t happen without a global
army of technical experts, a logistics
supply chain and marketing ‘wizards’.
When the games begin, Hutchison has a
role to play.
Sphere
, while thought-provoking, is a little
less mysterious. Still, how many readers
know what Pantone, perfect bound or
narrative arc refer to? Maybe there is
a little magic in
Sphere
too. We hope
that as you read these pages, you will
discover some parts of Hutchison that are
“indistinguishable from magic”.
Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s Third Law of Prediction:
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is
indistinguishable from magic.”
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Sphere
Magazine #36
October 2014
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Indistinguishable
frommagic
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#36
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The ying and yang icon symbolises
the need for balance, according
to Taoist philosophy. In this
cover, the aquatic version of the
classic image reflects our need
to balance mankind’s relentless
use of water with the need to
preserve and protect our sources
of it. Hutchison’s various water
businesses not only provide H
2
O
to a thirsty mankind, but are also
using technology and engineering
to protect water’s sanctity,
bringing balance back to Earth.
