''Expanded Universe, The New Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein'' is a 1980 collection of stories and essays by American writer

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 accu ...

. 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 William Targ (1907 – July 22, 1999) was an American book editor, well respected in the field of commercial publishing. He is known for publishing Mario Puzo's novel ''The Godfather'' while editor in chief of G. P. Putnam's Sons. Life and care ...

The book collects many short stories and essays, with a foreword for each. They are: * ''Forward'' * "

Life-Line "Life-Line" is a short story by American author Robert A. Heinlein. Published in the August 1939 edition of ''Astounding'', it was Heinlein's first published short story. The protagonist, Professor Hugo Pinero, builds a machine that will predic ...

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Successful Operation Success is the state or condition of meeting a defined range of expectations. It may be viewed as the opposite of failure. The criteria for success depend on context, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system. One person migh ...

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Blowups Happen "Blowups Happen" is a 1940 science fiction short story by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. It is one of two stories in which Heinlein, using only public knowledge of nuclear fission, anticipated the actual development of nuclear technology a fe ...

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Solution Unsatisfactory "Solution Unsatisfactory" is a 1941 science fiction short story by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. It describes the US effort to build a nuclear weapon in order to end the ongoing World War II, and its dystopian consequences to the nation and ...

" (*) * " The Last Days of the United States" * " How to Be a Survivor" * " Pie from the Sky" * " They Do It with Mirrors" * "

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''. It is copyrighted ...

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No Bands Playing, No Flags Flying No (and variant writings) may refer to one of these articles: English language * ''Yes'' and ''no'' (responses) * A determiner in noun phrases Alphanumeric symbols * No (kana), a letter/syllable in Japanese script * No symbol, displayed � ...

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A Bathroom of Her Own "A Bathroom of Her Own" is a short story by Robert A. Heinlein about a political campaign in the U.S. after World War II. Written in 1946, it was unpublished until printed in Heinlein's '' Expanded Universe'' (1980).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), 200 ...

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Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon "Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon" is a science fiction short story by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, published in April and May 1949 Gifford, 2000, G.074 in ''Boys' Life'', a magazine of the Boy Scouts of America, who jointly hold copy ...

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Pandora's Box Pandora's box is an artifact in Greek mythology connected with the myth of Pandora in Hesiod's c. 700 B.C. poem '' Works and Days''. Hesiod reported that curiosity led her to open a container left in the care of her husband, thus releasing phy ...

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Cliff and the Calories In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. Cliffs are common on coa ...

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Ray Guns and Rocket Ships Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gr ...

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The Third Millennium Opens ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...

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Who Are the Heirs of Patrick Henry? Who Are the Heirs of Patrick Henry? is an essay by author Robert Heinlein, defending continued above-ground nuclear testing by the United States. It was printed as a paid ad in 1958, in response to a similar ad by The National Committee for a SANE ...

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Pravda Means Truth ''Pravda'' ( rus, Правда, p=ˈpravdə, a=Ru-правда.ogg, "Truth") is a Russian broadsheet newspaper, and was the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, when it was one of the most influential papers in the ...

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Inside Intourist Inside may refer to: * Insider, a member of any group of people of limited number and generally restricted access Film * ''Inside'' (1996 film), an American television film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Eric Stoltz * ''Inside'' (2002 f ...

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Searchlight A searchlight (or spotlight) is an apparatus that combines an extremely bright source (traditionally a carbon arc lamp) with a mirrored parabolic reflector to project a powerful beam of light of approximately parallel rays in a particular dir ...

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The Pragmatics of Patriotism ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ...

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Paul Dirac, Antimatter, and You Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chr ...

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Larger than Life Larger than Life may refer to: Film and television *Larger than Life (film), ''Larger than Life'' (film), a 1996 American comedy *''Larger than Life'', a 1998 short film by Ellory Elkayem *''Carol Channing: Larger than Life'', a 2012 documentary a ...

", a memoir in tribute to E. E. "Doc" Smith * " Spinoff", about

NASA spinoff technologies NASA spinoff technologies are commercial products and services which have been developed with the help of NASA, through research and development contracts, such as Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or STTR awards, licensing of NASA patents ...

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The Happy Days Ahead ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ...

" :The six items marked with (*) appeared in ''The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein''. When divided into two volumes, Volume 1 concludes with "On the Slopes of Vesuvius", and Volume 2 picks up with "Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon".

Reception

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reviewed ''Expanded Universe'' in '' Ares Magazine'' #8 and commented that "''Expanded Universe'' is a book for the completist, the Heinlein devotee, and those interesting in seeing what Heinlein the man, rather than Heinlein the writer, actually believes."

Reviews

*Review by Spider Robinson (1980) in ''

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William Cl ...

'', May 1980 *Review by Alexei Panshin (1981) in '' Omni'', April 1981 *Review by Joseph Nicholas (1981) in ''Paperback Inferno'', Volume 4, Number 6 *Review by Jack Williamson (1981) in '' Omni'', July 1981 *Review by Andrew Andrews (1981) in ''

Science Fiction Review Richard E. Geis (July 19, 1927 – February 4, 2013) was an American science fiction fan and writer, and erotica writer, from Portland, Oregon, who won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1982 and 1983; and whose science fiction fanzine ...

'', Fall 1981 *Review by Dave Langford (1981) in ''

Foundation Foundation may refer to: * Foundation (nonprofit), a type of charitable organization ** Foundation (United States law), a type of charitable organization in the U.S. ** Private foundation, a charitable organization that, while serving a good cau ...

'', #23 October 1981 *Review by Tom Easton (1981) in ''

'', October 12, 1981

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* * 1980 short story collections Short story collections by Robert A. Heinlein Ace Books books {{sf-book-stub

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