I more and more think it was Sputnik that drove Robert Heinlein insane. Thought that the future could belong to non-Americans was too much
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@jonathanglick All the crazy books (from Starship Troopers, 1959, onwards) are post-Sputnik.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@HeerJeet "The Heinleins formed the small "Patrick Henry League" in 1958" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jonathanglick Yes, it fits very well. Sputnik presented a real challenge to American & Western S.F. (@john_clute has written on this)
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