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Robert A. Heinlein

Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer. Often called "the dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of the genre. He set a high standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre's standards of literary quality. He was one of the first writers to break into mainstream, general magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, in the late 1940s, with unvarnished science fiction. He was among the first authors of bestselling, novel-length science fiction in the modern, mass-market era. For many years, Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction. (Source.)

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American author and aeronautical engineer (1907–1988)

Born 7 July 1907
Died 8 May 1988

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  • Cover of: The cat who walks through walls: A comedy of manners
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    Cover of edition catwhowalksthrou0000hein Cover of edition catwhowalksthrou0000hein_q0o9 Cover of edition catwhowalksthrou00hein_0 Cover of edition catwhowalksthrou00hein First published in 1985 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: The puppet masters ; Waldo ; Magic Inc.
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    Cover of edition threebyheinleinp0000robe Cover of edition 3byheinleinpuppe0000robe First published in 1951 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: To Sail Beyond the Sunset: The Lives and Loves of Maureen Johnson
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  • Cover of: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume Two A
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    Cover of edition sciencefictionha0002unse_l5f2 Cover of edition sciencefictionha00bova Cover of edition sciencefictionha00benb First published in 1973 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein
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  • Cover of: For us, the living: a comedy of customs
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  • Cover of: Variable Star
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  • Cover of: Expanded universe
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  • Cover of: Requiem: new collected works by Robert A. Heinlein and tributes to the grand master
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    Cover of edition requiemnewcollec0000hein Cover of edition requiemnewcollec00hein First published in 1992 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Where do we go from here?
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    First published in 1971 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Take back your government: a practical handbook for the private citizen who wants democracy to work
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    First published in 1936 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Isaac Asimov presents the great science fiction stories: Volume 1, 1939
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    First published in 1979 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Space Family Stone

    First published in 1969 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: A Heinlein Trio: The Puppet Masters, Double Star, The Door into Summer
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  • Cover of: Fifty short science fiction tales
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    Cover of edition fiftyshortscienc0000unse Cover of edition 50shortsciencefi0000grof Cover of edition lccn_62-21646 First published in 1963 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Tomorrow's children: 18 tales of fantasy and science fiction

    First published in 1966 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The Pursuit of the Pankera: A Parallel Novel About Parallel Universes
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    First published in 2020 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Robert A. Heinlein's Expanded Universe (Volume Two)

    First published in 2015 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Revolt in 2100: and, Methuselah's Children
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    First published in 1998 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The notebooks of Lazarus Long
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    Cover of edition isbn_0399511849 Cover of edition notebooksoflazar0000robe First published in 1978 — 4 editions
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American author and aeronautical engineer (1907–1988)

Born 7 July 1907
Died 8 May 1988

Subjects

American Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Science fiction, Fiction, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Fiction in English, Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, science fiction, space opera, Fiction, general, Interplanetary voyages, Juvenile fiction, Science fiction, american, Short stories, Children's fiction, English Short stories, Fiction, fantasy, general, Hugo Award Winner, Space colonies, award:hugo_award=novel, American Fantasy fiction, English Science fiction, Extraterrestrial beings, Heinlein, robert a. (robert anson), 1907-1987, Long, lazarus (fictitious character), fiction, American literature

Places

Earth, Mars (Planet), Mars, Moon, United States, Chad, Connecticut, Dystopian future America, Io, Luna, New York City, New Zealand, Novo Leningrad, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay

People

Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988), AKA Adam Selene, AKA MychelleYY, Bill O’Niel, Cas Stone, Farnham, Manuel O'Kelly, Mike AKA MYCROFTXXX, Pat, Poll Stone, Rikki-tikki-tavi, Robert A. Heinlein (1907-), Science fiction, Tom

Time

20th century, Future, 1939- 1975, 1953-1954, 1970, 1989-, 1989-1993, 2000, 2001, 2075 AD, 2136, Dystopian future America, Post Apocalyptic, Some future time., alternate realities, space, the future

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Alternative names

  • R. A. Heinlein
  • Robert Anson Heinlein
  • Robert A Heinlein
  • Heinlein R
  • Robert Heinlein
  • robert heinlein
  • Heinlein Robert
  • Heinlein

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
June 4, 2024 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
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