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For questions about Robert A. Heinlein who was an American science fiction writer. Often called "the dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of the genre. Only use for questions about the author, for questions about his works use the specific work tag instead.
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Heinlein works where slide rule is used to calculate navigation in space
A question on Space.SE; Is it possible to navigate space travel with no computer? got me looking for a list of works where Heinlein solely relied on a slide rule to calculate navigation in space.
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Who wrote about an energy free space elevator?
I seem to recall reading of a design by Robert Heinlein (but maybe Sheffield, Clarke or another scientific writer), where the energy cost of a space elevator was virtually nil, as descending loads wer …
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Did Robert A. Heinlein "Invent" the elastic inertiometer?
In The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (1985) by Robert A. Heinlein, a novel approach to measuring mass in zero G used.
For a mass reading Budget Jets does not use a centrifuge but the newer, faster …
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Do Heinlein's novels mention a plausible zero-gravity cat litter box?
I have read a lot of science fiction works with cats being the optimal space pet. I know Heinlein was a cat person, and I am thinking he had a solution for cats doing their business in space, but I ca …
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