Clifford N. Geary (February 26, 1916 – May 31, 2008) was an American illustrator of

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, especially

Robert A. Heinlein Robert Anson Heinlein ( ; 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 acc ...

's "

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" published by

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from 1948 to 1956, and of

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. Many of his Heinlein illustrations are done in a reversed-ground

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style. Alexei Panshin'
"Heinlein in Dimension"
(a controversial work that Heinlein is said to have disavowed) acknowledges Geary's contribution to this important element of the Heinlein oeuvre, calling his wor

Geary was raised in the

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area and was educated at the

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. In later life he lived in Brooklyn and the Adirondacks. His book illustrations were sometimes credited to "Clifford Geary".

Books illustrated

By Geary

* ''Ticonderoga: A Picture Story'', by Clifford N. Geary, David McKay Company, New York, 50 p.

Heinlein

* ''

Space Cadet ''Space Cadet'' is a 1948 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about Matt Dodson, who joins the Interplanetary Patrol to help preserve peace in the Solar System. The story translates the standard military academy story into outer space ...

'', 1948 * '' Red Planet'', 1949 * ''

Farmer in the Sky ''Farmer In The Sky'' is a 1950 science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein about a teenaged boy who emigrates with his family to Jupiter's moon Ganymede, which is in the process of being terraformed. Among Heinlein's juvenile ...

'', 1950 * ''

Between Planets ''Between Planets'' is a juvenile science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, originally serialized in ''Blue Book'' magazine in 1951 as "Planets in Combat". It was published in hardcover that year by Scribner's as part of the ...

'', 1951 * ''

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'', 1952 * ''

Starman Jones ''Starman Jones'', a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars. Charles Scribner's Sons published the book as part of the Heinlein juveniles series. Plot summary Max Jones works the fa ...

'', 1953 * ''

The Star Beast Star Beast or starbeast, may refer to: Literature * The Star Beast (novel), ''The Star Beast'' (novel), 1954 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein * Star Beast (novel), ''Star Beast'' (novel), 1996 novel by Will Baker * "The Star Beast", a ...

'', 1954 * ''

Time for the Stars ''Time for the Stars'' is a juvenile science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, published by Scribner's in 1956 as one of the Heinlein juveniles. The basic plot line is derived from a 1911 thought experiment in special relativ ...

'', 1956 * '' The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag'' (collected stories), 1959 (not in the juvenile series)

Margaret O. Hyde

* ''Atoms Today & Tomorrow'' by Margaret O. Hyde, revised edition, McGraw Hill, 1959 * ''Exploring Earth and Space'' by Margaret O. Hyde, McGraw-Hill, 159 p., various years 1957-1967 * ''Where Speed is King'' by Margaret and Edwin Hyde, McGraw-Hill, 1955, 1961

Other

* ''Signal Hill'' by Edward A. Herron * ''Clara Barton, Red Cross Pioneer'' by Alberta Powell Graham, New York: Abingdon Press, 1956 * ''Science the Super Sleuth'' by

Lynn Poole Lynn D. Poole (August 11, 1910 – April 14, 1969) was the creator and host of an early U.S. science television program, ''The Johns Hopkins Science Review'' (1948–1955), and the author of more than 20 popular science books. In 2002, Patrick L ...

, McGraw Hill, 1954 * ''Your Trip into Space'' by Lynn Poole, McGraw-Hill * ''The Hideout Club'' by Frank Reilly, Rinehart, 147 p., 1948 * ''The Magic Bat'' by Clem Philbrook, Macmillan, 1954 * ''The Real Book About Space Travel'' by Hal Goodwin, Garden City Books, 1952

References

External links

* * Geary, Clifford N. 2008 deaths 1916 births {{Illustrator-stub