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Off The Main Sequence
''Off the Main Sequence: The Other Science Fiction Stories of Robert A. Heinlein'' () is a collection of 27 short stories by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, including three that were never previously collected in book form. The title is a play on the astronomy concept Main sequence#Evolutionary tracks, off the main sequence, and refers to these stories not being part of Heinlein's Future History (Heinlein), Future History. Table of contents * "Introduction" by Greg Bear * "Foreword" by Michael Cassutt * "Editor's Note" by Andrew Wheeler * "Successful Operation" (as "Heil") by Lyle Monroe, ''Futuria Fantasia'', April 1940 * "Let There Be Light (Heinlein short story), Let There Be Light" by Lyle Monroe, ''Super Science Stories'', May 1940 * ""—And He Built a Crooked House—"", ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Astounding Stories'', February 1941 * "Beyond Doubt" by Lyle Monroe & Elma Wentz, ''Astonishing Stories'', April 1941 (*) * "They (Heinlein), They", ''Unknown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsewhen
"Elsewhen" (1941) is a science fiction novella by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, concerning time travel and Parallel universe (fiction), parallel universes. It was first published as "''Elsewhere''" in the September 1941 issue of ''Astounding Science Fiction'', under the pen name Caleb Saunders, and was reprinted in the 1953 book ''Assignment in Eternity'', with some minor changes, and an additional character and that character's journey. Story The story concerns five (originally 4) diverse students who attend a philosophy seminar. The professor, Arthur Frost, explains that he learned how to use his mind to go back in time and correct a bad mistake in his life. Using hypnosis he lets them travel to Parallel universe (fiction), alternate worlds of their choice. All the students disappear except one, Howard Jenkins. The hypnotic suggestions had no effect on him, because he could not at all believe that it was possible. He is distraught at the disappearances, but the professo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expanded Universe (Heinlein)
''Expanded Universe, The New Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein'' is a 1980 collection of stories and essays by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. The trade paperback 1981 edition lists the subtitle under other Heinlein books as ''More Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein'' because the contents subsume the 1966 Ace Books collection, ''The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein''. The current volume is dedicated to William Targ. Contents The book collects many short stories and essays, with a foreword for each. They are: * ''Forward'' * "Life-Line" (*) * " Successful Operation" * "Blowups Happen" (*) * "Solution Unsatisfactory" (*) * "The Last Days of the United States" * "How to Be a Survivor" * "Pie from the Sky" * " They Do It with Mirrors" * " Free Men" (*) * " No Bands Playing, No Flags Flying" * "A Bathroom of Her Own" * " On the Slopes of Vesuvius" * " Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon" * "Pandora's Box" (*) *Where To? (1950, 1965, 1980) * " Cliff and the Calories" * " Ray Guns and Rocket Ships" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Slopes Of Vesuvius
On, on, or ON may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * On (band), a solo project of Ken Andrews * ''On'' (EP), a 1993 EP by Aphex Twin * ''On'' (Echobelly album), 1995 * ''On'' (Gary Glitter album), 2001 * ''On'' (Imperial Teen album), 2002 * ''On'' (Elisa album), 2006 * ''On'' (Jean album), 2006 * ''On'' (Boom Boom Satellites album), 2006 * ''On'' (Tau album), 2017 * "On" (song), a 2020 song by BTS * "On", a song by Bloc Party from the 2006 album '' A Weekend in the City'' Other media * '' Ön'', a 1966 Swedish film * On (Japanese prosody), the counting of sound units in Japanese poetry * ''On'' (novel), by Adam Roberts * ONdigital, a failed British digital television service, later called ITV Digital * Overmyer Network, a former US television network Places * On (Ancient Egypt), a Hebrew form of the ancient Egyptian name of Heliopolis * On, Wallonia, a district of the municipality of Marche-en-Famenne * Ahn, Luxembourg, known in Luxembourgish as ''On'' * Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Worlds Of Robert A
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Men
"Free Men" is a science fiction short story by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, which originally appeared in his collection ''The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein'' (1966) and was later collected in Expanded Universe (Heinlein), ''Expanded Universe''. It is copyrighted by Heinlein in 1966, but was probably written between 1947 and 1950, judging from the foreword to it in ''Expanded Universe'', which mentions that it was written after ''Rocket Ship Galileo''. In the story, America has been invaded and occupied after the "20 Minute War" and "Final Sunday". There is a dramatic change in the situation of Barclay Free Company, a small band of resisters. The story is action-filled, but does pause at moments for a few polemics, the main thrust of which is that free people are free within themselves regardless of outward circumstances. The fierce defense of freedom and American ideals is typical of Heinlein and the period immediately after World War II. References 1966 short s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astonishing Stories
''Astonishing Stories'' was an American pulp magazine, pulp science fiction magazine, published by Popular Publications between 1940 and 1943. It was founded under Popular's "Fictioneers" imprint, which paid lower rates than Popular's other magazines. The magazine's first editor was Frederik Pohl, who also edited a companion publication, ''Super Science Stories''. After nine issues Pohl was replaced by Alden H. Norton, who subsequently rehired Pohl as an assistant. The budget for ''Astonishing'' was very low, which made it difficult to acquire good fiction, but through his membership in the Futurians, a group of young science fiction fandom, science fiction fans and aspiring writers, Pohl was able to find material to fill the early issues. The magazine was successful, and Pohl was able to increase his pay rates slightly within a year. He managed to obtain stories by writers who subsequently became very well known, such as Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein. After Pohl entered th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pied Piper (short Story)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (german: der Rattenfänger von Hameln, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany. The legend dates back to the Middle Ages, the earliest references describing a piper, dressed in multicolored (" pied") clothing, who was a rat catcher hired by the town to lure rats away with his magic pipe. When the citizens refuse to pay for this service as promised, he retaliates by using his instrument's magical power on their children, leading them away as he had the rats. This version of the story spread as folklore and has appeared in the writings of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the Brothers Grimm, and Robert Browning, among others. The phrase "pied piper" has become a metaphor for a person who attracts a following through charisma or false promises. There are many contradictory theories about the Pied Piper. Some suggest he was a symbol of hope to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldfish Bowl
"Goldfish Bowl" is a science fiction short story by American author Robert A. Heinlein, first published in ''Astounding Science Fiction'' in March 1942, and collected in one of Heinlein's anthologies, ''The Menace from Earth''. Plot summary In the story, two scientists and a navy ship investigate two massive pillars of water in the Pacific to discover if they are a natural phenomenon or, as one of the scientists conjectures, created by intelligent beings. His belief is based on another strange recent occurrence in the Pacific: "Lagrange fireballs", spheres of energy which move in a seemingly intelligent manner and appear to be responsible for the disappearance of people in Hawaii. While on the naval ship, more is learned about the pillars: one shoots water far up into the sky, where it enters a cloud-like formation which cannot be successfully entered and studied by aircraft or rockets, because their engines shut off when they try to enter the cloud. After an experiment, they con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Fiction
''Future Science Fiction'' and ''Science Fiction Stories'' were two American science fiction magazines that were published under various names between 1939 and 1943 and again from 1950 to 1960. Both publications were edited by Charles Hornig for the first few issues; Robert W. Lowndes took over in late 1941 and remained editor until the end. The initial launch of the magazines came as part of a boom in science fiction pulp magazine publishing at the end of the 1930s. In 1941 the two magazines were combined into one, titled ''Future Fiction combined with Science Fiction'', but in 1943 wartime paper shortages ended the magazine's run, as Louis Silberkleit, the publisher, decided to focus his resources on his mystery and western magazine titles. In 1950, with the market improving again, Silberkleit relaunched ''Future Fiction'', still in the pulp format. In the mid-1950s he also relaunched ''Science Fiction'', this time under the title ''Science Fiction Stories''. Silberkleit k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Object All Sublime
My Object All Sublime is a science fiction short story written by Robert A. Heinlein, originally printed under the pen name Lyle Monroe, in the February 1942 issue of Future magazine.Title: Future Combined with Science Fiction, Date : February 1942, Author/Editor: Lyle Monroe/ed. Robert W. Lowndes, Publisher: Columbia Publications, Inc., Price: $0.15, Pages:116, Type:pulp mag, Cover Artist: Hannes Bok Its plot follows an invisible man through his adventures. The title is taken from Gilbert and Sullivan's '' The Mikado'': :"My object all sublime I shall achieve in time — :To let the punishment fit the crime — :The punishment fit the crime; :And make each prisoner pent :Unwillingly represent :A source of innocent merriment — :Of innocent merriment." Heinlein considered this story one of his "stinkeroos", according to the Heinlein Society, which lists it with the other two on thei"Frequently Asked Questions About Robert A. Heinlein, His Works" Web Page Published copies of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Science Stories
''Super Science Stories'' was an American pulp science fiction magazine published by Popular Publications from 1940 to 1943, and again from 1949 to 1951. Popular launched it under their Fictioneers imprint, which they used for magazines, paying writers less than one cent per word. Frederik Pohl was hired in late 1939, at 19 years old, to edit the magazine; he also edited ''Astonishing Stories'', a companion science fiction publication. Pohl left in mid-1941 and ''Super Science Stories'' was given to Alden H. Norton to edit; a few months later Norton rehired Pohl as an assistant. Popular gave Pohl a very low budget, so most manuscripts submitted to ''Super Science Stories'' had already been rejected by the higher-paying magazines. This made it difficult to acquire good fiction, but Pohl was able to acquire stories for the early issues from the Futurians, a group of young science fiction fans and aspiring writers. ''Super Science Stories'' was an initial success, and within a ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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