Robert Heinlein

American novelist Robert Anson Heinlein (1907-1988) was considered one of the grand masters of science fiction stories of his time. His most famous literary inventions include the waterbed, the people mover and the remote manipulator (waldo). The first volume of a two part official biography of Robert Heinlein by author William H. Patterson is due to be released on April 23, 2010. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0765319608/michaelbanks-20

Robert Heinlein first worked in odd jobs of mining and real estate. At 32, Heinlein started writing science fiction stories publishing a few in the Astounding Science Fiction magazine in 1939. Because he was unable to enlist himself from naval service, he then started to write his first novel Rocket Ship Galileo in 1947 paving way to children's sci-fi stories. A few years later, he started writing for adults where he was acknowledged as 'the best all-time author' by Locus magazine for three consecutive years.

• 4 Hugo Awards World Science Fiction Society: The Hugo Awards
• 3 Retro Hugo Awards SFWA: 1951 Retro Hugo Award winners
• Grand Master Award Hycyber: Science Fiction Writers of America
• Academy Awards for special effectsMatrix Online: FEATURES: Best SF Movies Ever!...1950s

• • 1941: Methuselah's Children (Astounding Science-Fiction serial)
• • 1941: Universe (Astounding Science Fiction serial)
• • 1941: Sixth Column or The Day after Tomorrow (Anson MacDonald)
• • 1947: Rocket Ship Galileo
• • 1948: Space Cadet
• • 1948: Beyond This Horizon
• • 1949: Red Planet
• • 1950: The Man Who Sold the Moon
• • 1950: Farmer in the Sky or Satellite Scout
• • 1950: Waldo and Magic Inc. (collection)
• • 1951: Tomorrow, the Stars (edited anthology)
• • 1951: Between Planets or Planets in Combat
• • 1951: The Puppet Masters
• • 1952: The Rolling Stones or Tramp Space Ship or Space Family Stone
• • 1953: Revolt in 2100 (collection)
• • 1953: Starman Jones
• • 1953: Assignment in Eternity (collection)
• • 1954: The Star Beast or Star Lummox
• • 1955: Double Star
• • 1955: Time for the Stars
• • 1956: Time for the Stars
• • 1957: Citizen of the Galaxy
• • 1957: The Door into Summer
• • 1958: The Robert Heinlein Omnibus
• • 1958: Have Space Suit - Will Travel
• • 1959: Starship Troopers or Starship Soldier
• • 1959: The Menace from Earth (collection)
• • 1959: The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag or 6xH (collection)
• • 1960: Lost Legacy (collection)
• • 1961: Stranger in a Strange Land
• • 1962: Podkayne of Mars
• • 1963: Orphans of the Sky
• • 1963: Glory Road
• • 1964: Farnham's Freehold
• • 1965: Three by Heinlein or A Heinlein Triad (collection)
• • 1966: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Hugo winner)
• • 1966: The Worlds of Robert A Heinlein (collection)
• • 1967: The Past Through Tomorrow
• • 1970: I Will Fear No Evil
• • 1973: Time Enough for Love
• • 1973: The Best of Robert Heinlein
• • 1978: The Notebooks of Lazarus Long
• • 1980: The Number of the Beast
• • 1980: A Heinlein Trio
• • 1980: Life Line (collection)
• • 1980: Expanded Universe (non-fiction)
• • 1982: Friday
• • 1984: Job: A Comedy of Justice
• • 1985: The Cat Who Walks Through Walls: A Comedy of Manners
• • 1986: The Fantasies of Robert Heinlein (collection)
• • 1987: To Sail Beyond the Sunset
• • 1988: Green Hills of Earth / Space Jockey
• • 1989: Ordeal in Space (collection)
• • 1989: Grumbles from the Grave (nonfiction)
• • 1991: Silent Thunder / Universe (and Dean Ing)
• • 1991: Requiem: And Tributes to the Grand Master (and Yoji Kondo)
• • 1992: Tramp Royale (non-fiction) (and Virginia Heinlein)
• • 2003: For Us, the Living: A Comedy of Customs
• • 2006: Variable Star (and Spider Robinson)
• • 2008: Project Moonbase and Others (collection)

• 1939: Life-Line
• 1939: Misfit
• 1940: And He Built a Crooked House
• 1940: Blowups Happen
• 1940: Let There Be Light
• 1940: Magic, Inc. (The Devil Makes the Law)
• 1940: The Roads Must Roll
• 1940: Requiem
• 1941: Beyond Doubt
• 1941: By His Bookstraps
• 1941: They
• 1941: Universe
• 1942: Goldfish Bowl
• 1942: The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag
• 1942: Waldo
• 1942: My Object All Sublime
• 1942: Pied Piper
• 1947: Columbus Was a Dope
• 1947: Destination Moon
• 1947: The Green Hills of Earth
• 1947: It's Great to Be Back
• 1947: Water is for Washing
• 1947: Space Jockey
• 1949: Gulf
• 1949: The Long Watch
• 1949: Our Fair City
• 1949: Delilah and the Space Rigger
• 1950: The Man Who Sold the Moon
• 1952: The Year of the Jackpot
• 1953: Project Nightmare
• 1953: Sky Lift
• 1957: The Menace from Earth
• 1959: All You Zombies
• 1959: This I Believe

• 1939 Life-Line

• 1947 Rocket Ship Galileo (juvenile)

• 1948 Space Cadet (juvenile)

• 1948 Beyond this Horizon

• 1949 Red Planet (juvenile)

• 1949 Sixth Column

• 1950 Farmer in the Sky (juvenile)

• 1950 The Man Who Sold the Moon

• 1951 The Green Hills of Earth (short stories)

• 1952 The Rolling Stones (juvenile)

• 1953 Starman Jones (juvenile)

• 1954 The Star Beast (juvenile)

• 1955 Tunnel in the Sky (juvenile)

• 1956 Time for the Stars (juvenile)

• 1957 Citizen of the Galaxy (juvenile)

• 1957 The Door into Summer

• 1958 Have Space Suit - Will Travel (juvenile)

• 1958 Methuselah's Children

• 1963 Podkayne of Mars (juvenile)

• 1963 Orphans of the Sky

• 1963 Glory Road

• 1964 Farnham's Freehold

• 1966 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (Hugo winner)

• 1967 The Past Through Tomorrow (omnibus edition)

• 1970 I Will Fear No Evil

• 1973 Time Enough for Love

• 1978 The Notebooks of Lazarus Long (aphorisms)

• 1980 The Number of the Beast

• 1980 Expanded Universe (essays and short stories)

• 1982 Friday

• 1984 Job: A Comedy of Justice

• 1985 The Cat Who Walks Through Walls

• 1985 To Sail Beyond the Sunset

• 1989 Grumbles from the Grave (posthumous, letters)

• 1992 Tramp Royale (posthumous, previously unpublished travel memoir)

• 1992 Requiem: And Tributes to the Grand Master (posthumous, marginalia and tributes from other writers)

• 2006 Variable Star (posthumous with Spider Robinson)