Heinlein
Americannoun
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While NASA’s goal is to establish more of an outpost dedicated to expanding the reach of the U.S., others are planning something straight out of the works of Andy Weir or Robert Heinlein: colonization.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Grok is a term coined by science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein, in his 1961 novel Stranger in a Strange Land.
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2023
For example, in 1961’s Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert Heinlein describes a fictional court decision that establishes that the moon is owned by those who reside on it.
From Slate • Sep. 30, 2023
Clean and uncorrupted, he’s not that different from a hero out of Robert A. Heinlein.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023
How many high school libraries are even allowed to stock Theodore Sturgeon, or all of Robert Heinlein?
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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