![]() Heinlein died in 1988 and is now widely remembered as the ‘dean of science-fiction writers’. He won several awards for his work, including the Hugo Award. Heinlein’s science fiction transformed the genre and took it from the pulp era to the forefront of popular culture. His most influential works include Starship Troopers(1959) and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966). He went on to write several successful novels and cultivated a wide readership. His short story ‘The Green Hills of Earth’ was published in the Saturday Evening Post in 1947. Starship Troopers revolves around an intergalactic war between the Terran Federation of Earth and the Arachnids of Klendathu. After Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Heinlein decided to frame his writing in a more political fashion, coining the term ‘speculative fiction’. His first work, ‘Life Line’ (1939), was published in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction and its success motivated Heinlein to start writing full time. Having served in the US Navy for five years he went on to study mathematics and physics at the University of California, which greatly influenced the technical nature of his writing. ![]() ![]() He was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1907. Heinlein was a prolific American science-fiction writer. ![]()
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