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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] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imagination, imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, Parallel universes in fiction, parallel universes, extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial life, sentient artificial intelligence, cybernetics, certain forms of immortality (like mind uploading), and the technological singularity, singularity. Science fiction List of existing technologies predicted in science fiction, predicted several existing inventions, such as the atomic bomb, robots, and borazon, whose names entirely match their fictional predecessors. In addition, science fiction might serve as an outlet to facilitate future scientific and technological innovations. Science fiction can trace its roots to ancient mythology. It is also related to fantasy, Horror fiction, horror, and superhero fiction and contains many #Subgenres, sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert A
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mikado
''The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations. It opened on 14 March 1885, in London, where it ran at the Savoy Theatre for 672 performances, the second-longest run for any work of musical theatre and one of the longest runs of any theatre piece up to that time.The longest-running piece of musical theatre was the operetta '' Les Cloches de Corneville'', which held the title until '' Dorothy'' opened in 1886, which pushed ''The Mikado'' down to third place. By the end of 1885, it was estimated that, in Europe and America, at least 150 companies were producing the opera. Mencken, H. L.br>Article on ''The Mikado'', ''Baltimore Evening Sun'', 29 November 1910 ''The Mikado'' is the most internationally successful Savoy opera and has been especially popular with amateur and school productions. The work has been translated into numerous languages and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinlein Society
The Heinlein Society is a United States organization devoted to the study and promotion of the late American science fiction author Robert Heinlein. The Heinlein Society was founded in 1997 with the assistance of Robert Heinlein's widow, Virginia Heinlein, and is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation established in California. The "semi-scholarly" society exists to "preserve the legacy of renowned writer Robert Anson Heinlein left"; according to it, it accomplishes this through promoting "Heinlein blood drives", distributing copies of Heinlein's works to U.S. military personnel, awarding scholarships, and promoting scholarly research on Heinlein. The society also sponsors the Robert A. Heinlein Award. In 2016 the organization paid for a bronze bust of Heinlein for display in the Missouri State Capitol The Missouri State Capitol is the home of the Missouri General Assembly and the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Missouri. Located in Jefferson City at 201 West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 off the main sequence, and refers to these stories not being part of Heinlein's 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" by Lyle Monroe, ''Super Science Stories'', May 1940 * ""—And He Built a Crooked House—"", ''Astounding Stories'', February 1941 * " Beyond Doubt" by Lyle Monroe & Elma Wentz, ''Astonishing Stories'', April 1941 (*) * " They", ''Unknown'', April 1941 * "Solution Unsatisfactory" by Anson MacDonald, ''Astounding'', May 1941 * "Universe", ''Astounding'', May 1941 * "Elsewhen" (as "Elsewhere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 Short Stories
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
