Was Heinlein right or wrong in his descriptions of planetary orbits and spaceship maneuvers? Hard science fiction author, and astronautical engineer, G (Gerald) David Nordley takes a look at the Heinlein Maneuver from The Rolling Stones.
PODCAST FEATURING BILL PATTERSON at Baen Books. May 24th there will be a podcast featuring a lively discussion between Wen Spenser of Baen books and Bill Patterson, Heinlein Scholar, author of the Heinlein biography, and publisher of the Heinlein Journal (subscriptions available through the Heinlein Society). Baen Books Podcasts The podcast has two purposes — to…
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May 8, 2013 marks 25 years since the passing of Robert A. Heinlein. Rather than a cause of sadness, this milestone reminds us of the strength and lasting impact of Heinlein, his wisdom, and his works, and how they are, and will, reach into the future. Heinlein has never been out-of-print, and thanks to the…
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The Heinleins’ Adopted Granddaughter Invents Medical Product by Deb Houdek Rule “When your hero adopts you at age 12, there’s little that seems out of reach.” —Amy Baxter, M.D. Amy Baxter, the Heinleins’ adopted granddaughter, is gaining renown as the inventor of a medical device called Buzzy®. The Buzzy is designed to take the pain…
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Heinlein publishing history was made on March 26, 2013 when the Kickstarter project to fund a graphic novel version of Robert A. Heinlein’s Citizen of the Galaxy achieved its funding goal! With several days yet before the funding date of March 31st, pledges continue to come in from over 260 backers pledging amounts of up…
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A Kickstarter program has been started to turn Heinlein’s Citizen of the Galaxy will be the first graphic novel adapted from Robert Heinlein’s Virginia Edition.
The Ensign’s Prize Court As detailed in the June 2007 NewsletterGinny Heinlein discovered a publisher selling illegal copies of some of Robert A. Heinlein’s best known works on the internet. Through perseverance and at no small cost to herself, she fought the pirates and won. A consent decree awarded her the publisher’s entire stock of…
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Heinlein Society FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Robert A. Heinlein, his works Updated Feb. 2013 and reviewed by William Patterson, Robert James, PhD and J.H. Seltzer. ©2003-2013 – no reproduction or distribution without consent of author. This material may not be copied and put on another website without permission. Where can I find free…
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FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Robert A. Heinlein, the person Updated and reviewed Feb. 2013 by William Patterson, Robert James, Ph.D. and J.H. Seltzer. Homes question reviewed and corrected thanks to Heinlein Forum members John Welsh and Tom Losh, June 2023. ©2003-2023 No reproduction or distribution without consent. This material may not be copied and…
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The Heinlein Society presents… More of… A Guided Tour of the Heinlein Archive guided by William H. Patterson, Jr. This is copyrighted material and may not be copied or reproduced in any form, including on other websites, without permission of the copyright holder. Introduction and Captions by William H. Patterson Several pictures were found hanging…
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The Heinlein Society presents… A Guided Tour of the Heinlein Archive guided by William H. Patterson, Jr. This is copyrighted material and may not be copied or reproduced in any form, including on other websites, without permission of the copyright holder. Introduction and Captions by William H. Patterson Only a few Heinleiners have had…
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The Heinlein Society presents… A Photo Tour of the Heinlein Archive guided by William H. Patterson, Jr. Part 3 This is copyrighted material and may not be copied or reproduced in any form, including on other websites, without permission of the copyright holder. Introduction and Captions by William H. Patterson The Exhibit was brought to…
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The Heinlein Society presents… Heinlein’s Universe: The Robert A. Heinlein Archive Exhibit (on display April 1 – June 12, 2004) A Photo Tour guided by William H. Patterson, Jr. plus a photo tour of the Heinlein Archive Part 2 This is copyrighted material and may not be copied or reproduced in any form, including on…
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The Heinlein Society presents… Heinlein’s Universe: The Robert A. Heinlein Archive Exhibit (on display April 1 – June 12, 2004) A Photo Tour guided by William H. Patterson, Jr. plus a tour of the Heinlein Archive Part 1 This is copyrighted material and may not be copied or reproduced in any form, including on other…
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The Heinlein Society presents… A Photo Tour of Bonny Doon Part 4 This is copyrighted material and may not be copied or reproduced in any form, including on other websites, without permission of the copyright holder. ©Virginia Heinlein, used with her permission Captions by William H. Patterson go to Bonny Doon photos part 1 go…
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The Heinlein Society presents… A Photo Tour of Bonny Doon Part 3 This is copyrighted material and may not be copied or reproduced in any form, including on other websites, without permission of the copyright holder. ©Virginia Heinlein, used with her permission Captions by William H. Patterson go to Bonny Doon photos part 1 go…
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The Heinlein Society presents… A Photo Tour of Bonny Doon Part 2 This is copyrighted material and may not be copied or reproduced in any form, including on other websites, without permission of the copyright holder. ©Virginia Heinlein, used with her permission Captions by William H. Patterson go to Bonny Doon photos part 1 go…
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The Heinlein Society presents… A Photo Tour of Bonny Doon Part 1 This is copyrighted material and may not be copied or reproduced in any form, including on other websites, without permission of the copyright holder. ©Virginia Heinlein, used with her permission Captions by William H. Patterson Bonny Doon was the name of the area…
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Robert Heinlein Remembered by L. Neil Smith Take big bites. Anything worth doing is worth overdoing. Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love Imagine a lonely kid, undersized and overbright, living on an American air base overseas. Comic books taught him to read years before he started school and he’d tackle anything that fell open…
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Heinlein Society This is copyrighted material and may not be copied or reproduced in any form, including on other websites, without permission of the copyright holder. ROBERT HEINLEIN and THE TOM CORBETT SPACE CADET UNIVERSE by Ed Pippin ©1996-2004 TOM CORBETT SPACE CADET website: Introduction, Facts and History During the first part, of the 5th…
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Heinlein Society This is copyrighted material and may not be copied or reproduced in any form, including on other websites, without permission of the copyright holder. “Starry-eyed internationalists” versus the Social Darwinists: Heinlein’s transnational governments by Rafeeq O. McGiveron ©Kent State University Press, 1999 Permission for this article to appear here has been non-exclusively licensed…
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Heinlein Society This is copyrighted material and may not be copied or reproduced in any form, including on other websites, without permission of the copyright holder. So Where Did You Get Your Ideas, Mr. Heinlein? A Review of Robert Heinlein’s “Tramp Royale” By John J. Reilly, ©1997 Tramp Royale by Robert A. Heinlein The Berkley…
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Heinlein Society This is copyrighted material and may not be copied or reproduced in any form, including on other websites, without permission of the copyright holder. Rah, Rah, R. A. H.! By Spider Robinson, ©1980 This essay has previously appeared in Destinies magazine (Jim Baen, ed., Summer, 1980), Time Travelers Strictly Cash (Spider Robinson, 1981),…
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Heinlein Society – Scholastic/Academic articles Voyage to a Thousand Cares: Background on Slavery in Citizen of the Galaxy This is copyrighted material and may not be copied or reproduced in any form, including on other websites, without permission of the copyright holder. Voyage to a Thousand Cares: Background on Slavery in Citizen of the Galaxy…
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“How I first encountered Heinlein…” David Silver, Heinlein Society Past President Past President Silver on his introduction to the works of Robert A. Heinlein: “When I was eleven in 1954, bored tearless one smoggy summer with the books in the children’s library in Los Angeles that I was ‘allowed’ to read, a librarian handed me…
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