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Robert Heinlein was born in 1907, which put him on the mature side by the time of the United States’ entry into World War II. Isaac Asimov, his younger colleague in science fiction, was born in 1920 (or thereabouts), and thus of prime fighting age. But in the event, they made most of their contribution to the war effort ...
Hace 4 días · "Specialisation is for insects," the science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein wrote. "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, ...
Hace 1 día · Sci-fi books have long been considered both warnings and predictors of potential dangers of the future, and the books that stay closer to science than fiction are especially poignant.Often focusing on themes like the climate crisis, nuclear war, and the potential threat of technological development like artificial intelligence, science fiction novels prey on and generate some of the biggest ...
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein [Science Fiction] (1961) NAME: Valentine Michael SmithANCESTRY: HumanORIGIN: MarsValentine Michael Smith is a human being raised on Mars, newly returned to Earth. Among his people for the first time, he struggles to understand the social mores and prejudices of human nature that are so alien to ...
Hace 2 días · Crediting Gerard O'Neill with this is a little silly since everyone knows the idea had been around for years (see Robert heinlein's moon is a harsh Mistress) 3. A much simpler system is available.
Hace 3 días · I have never read Robert A. Heinlein before (apparently one of the giants of this genre) and even though the novel was written back in 1951, it did not diminish any of its qualities - Heinlein is a top master in his field and science fiction is all about imagination anyway.
Hace 3 días · 3 golden age science fiction authors walked into a military institution. Isaac Asimov, L. Sprague de Camp, and Robert Heinlein at the Philadelphia Navy Yard: In 1942 three of the country’s leading SF writers – Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and L. Sprague De Camp – all started working together at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
