Robert A. Heinlein

Robert Anson Heinlein (/ˈhaɪnlaɪn/ HYNE-lyne; July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) 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 influence the science-fiction genre and modern culture more generally. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert A. Heinlein, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

Life-Line

An obscure scientist creates a machine that can tell the exact date of someone's death, but clashes with life insurance companies trying to discredit him to save their bottom line.

Release Date: 2022-09-08

Department: Writing

Job: Short Story

The Door into Summer

A pioneering roboticist awakens in 2025 after decades in cryosleep. To change the past and reunite with his adopted sister, he seeks a way back to 1995.

Release Date: 2021-06-25

Department: Writing

Job: Novel

Vote Count: 45

Predestination

Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.

Release Date: 2014-08-28

Department: Writing

Job: Short Story

Vote Count: 6610

Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles

The exploits of the Mobile Infantry squad, "Razak's Roughnecks," during the SICON–Bugs War between a newly united humanity and an extraterrestrial race, known as the "Bugs," also sometimes referred to as Arachnids.

Release Date: 1999-08-30

Department: Writing

Job: Novel

Episode Count: 40

Vote Count: 22

Starship Troopers

Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs."

Release Date: 1997-11-07

Department: Writing

Job: Novel

Vote Count: 5067

The Puppet Masters

The Earth is invaded by alien parasites—AKA 'slugs'—that ride on people's backs and control their minds.

Release Date: 1994-10-21

Department: Writing

Job: Novel

Vote Count: 184

Red Planet

Red Planet was a 1994 animated miniseries created by Gunther-Wahl Productions. It was adapted from the Robert A. Heinlein novel of the same name, with the teleplay written by Julia Lewald.

Release Date: 1994-05-14

Department: Writing

Job: Novel

Episode Count: 3

Vote Count: 2

Дверь в лето

Release Date: 1992-01-01

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 1

Starship Troopers

Juan "Johnny" Rico, a high school student living in Buenos Aires, joins the Federation military in the hope of following his love, Carmen, into space. He has to undergo harsh training to become a soldier, harsher than he expected, but despite several setbacks and traumatic experiences, Johnny perseveres and finishes his training. However, a war is brewing on the outer planets with a strange alien enemy and Johnny is thrust into the conflict.

Release Date: 1988-10-25

Department: Writing

Job: Original Story

Episode Count: 6

Vote Count: 4

The Brain Eaters

A huge, alien structure resembling an inverted cone, appears in the woods outside a small rural town. Sent from Washington to investigate the origin of the mysterious object, a team of investigators discovers that intelligent parasites from inside the "cone" can attach themselves to humans' nervous systems and control their minds, taking control of the authorities and workers, making communication with the outside world impossible, and leaving the responsibility of stopping the invasion up to seven people who have thus far been able to avoid possession by these creatures from parts unknown.

Release Date: 1958-09-01

Department: Writing

Job: Original Film Writer

Vote Count: 44

Project Moon Base

In the future (1970) the US sends a mission to the moon to investigate the building of a moon base.

Release Date: 1953-09-04

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 25

Destination Moon

A team composed of an aerospace scientist, an ex-Air Force general, and an industrialist conceives an ambitious plan to land Americans on the moon. From their base in the Mojave Desert, they construct and successfully launch a spacecraft named "Luna" that contains a cargo of four astronauts. But a critical miscalculation of needed power to escape the moon's gravitational pull may put the astronauts' lives in danger.

Release Date: 1950-06-27

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 86

Starship Troopers

Described as not being a remake of the 1997 film, but more of a faithful adaptation of the novel.

Department: Writing

Job: Novel

Stranger in a Strange Land

The story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human who comes to Earth in early adulthood after being born on the planet Mars and raised by Martians.

Department: Writing

Job: Novel