27/08/2025
/ Robert Heinlein /
"Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig."
"Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasize scientific accuracy in his fiction, and was thus a pioneer of the subgenre of hard science fiction. His published works, both fiction and non-fiction, express admiration for competence and emphasize the value of critical thinking. His plots often posed provocative situations which challenged conventional social mores. His work continues to have an influence on the science-fiction genre, and on modern culture more generally. Heinlein became one of the first American science-fiction writers to break into mainstream magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post in the late 1940s. He was one of the best-selling science-fiction novelists for many decades, and he, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke are often considered the "Big Three" of English-language science fiction authors."
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Born: Robert Anson Heinlein, July 7, 1907, Butler, Missouri, U.S.
Died: May 8, 1988, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, U.S.
Pen name: Anson MacDonald, Lyle Monroe, John Riverside, Caleb Saunders, Simon York
Occupation: Novelist, short story author, essayist, screenwriter, aeronautical engineer, lieutenant USN
Alma mater: United States Naval Academy, University of California, Los Angeles (incomplete)
Period: 1939–1988
Genre: Science fiction, fantasy
Notable works: Stranger in a Strange Land, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Starship Troopers, Time Enough for Love
Time Enough for Love "Prelude II" (1973)
