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- Planetary Resources Kickstarter Meets Its Initial Goal
symbolset writes "Most of you know about Planetary Resources, the asteroid mining company, and their Kickstarter campaign in the finest spirit of Heinlein's The Man Who Sold the Moon. The campaign has reached its minimum $1M goal to get funded with eight days left to go. In celebration, PR's CEO and Chief Asteroid Miner Chris Lewicki does an interview with Forbes where he discusses the future ...
June 23, 2013 - Slashdot
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- Harlan Ellison in Baltimore Sun
He brought along a cadre of writers that included Theodore Sturgeon, Lester del Rey, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, L. Ron Hubbard, and very prominently AE van Vogt, who was at the top of his game in those days,Ellison said. "And everyone... - George Slusser in Los Angeles Times
Clarke, along with Asimov and [ Robert A.] Heinlein, is unique in that his human dramas are determined by advances in science and technology,Slusser, a professor of comparative literature, said in 2005. "He places his characters in a near... - Junot Diaz in Los Angeles Times
There's always this Heinlein character pontificating,said Junot DÃaz, who immersed himself in the books as background for his recent novel "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao."