Robert A. Heinlein

Robert Anson Heinlein ˈhaɪnlaɪn HYNElyne 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 nonfiction 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 sciencefiction genre and modern culture more generally Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert A Heinlein licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia