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Robert A. Heinlein

After leaving the U.S. Navy as a young lieutenant, Robert Anson Heinlein began writing science fiction stories and never looked back. He won four Hugo Awards for best science fiction novel during…

Heinlein, Robert Anson MacDonald

(Encyclopedia) Heinlein, Robert Anson MacDonaldHeinlein, Robert Anson MacDonaldhīˈlīn [key], 1907–88, American science-fiction writer, b. Butler, Mo. His best-known novel, Stranger in a Strange Land…

Theodore Sturgeon

Name at birth: Edward Hamilton WaldoScience fiction author Theodore Sturgeon wrote hundreds of short stories and a handful of novels, but he's recognized more for his influence on the development of…

science fiction

(Encyclopedia) science fiction, literary genre in which a background of science or pseudoscience is an integral part of the story. Although science fiction is a form of fantastic literature, many of…

Starship Troopers

Director:Paul VerhoevenWriter:Edward NeumeierDirector of Photography:Jost VacanoEditors:Mark Goldblatt and Caroline RossMusic:Basil PoledourisProduction Designer:Allan CameronProducers:Alan…

Robert A. Taft

Robert A. Taft was known as "Mr. Republican" for his dominance during the years 1939-1953, when he served as a U.S. senator from Ohio. Robert Taft is most famous for his steady opposition to Franklin…

Connie Willis

Author Connie Willis has been winning science fiction awards since the late 1980s, including Hugo Awards for the novels The Doomsday Book (1992) and To Say Nothing of the Dog (1998). Influenced by…

Denise Richards

Denise Richards was a model-turned-actress when she got her breakthrough role as fresh-faced sci-fi soldier Carmen Ibanez in the sci-fi film Starship Troopers (1997, based on the Robert A. Heinlein…

Robert A. Swanson Biography

Robert A. SwansonAge: 52 biotechnology expert who co-founded Genentech Inc., a company that pioneered genetic engineering. He died of brain cancer.Died: Hillsborough, Calif., December 6,…