Heinlein Centennial

The Heinlein Centennial Convention was held in Kansas City from July 6 through July 8, 2007, coincident with the 100th anniversary of Robert A. Heinlein's birth in Butler, Missouri on July 7, 1907. The Guests of Honor were Robert and Virginia Heinlein, in absentia and deceased. The keynote speakers were:

* Michael D. Griffin, administrator of NASA
* Brian Binnie, pilot of SpaceShipOne on its X-Prize-winning flight
* Peter Diamandis, founder of the X-Prize
* Jeff Greason, CEO of XCOR Aerospace
* Patricia G. Smith, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation within the Federal Aviation Administration

Many notable science fiction authors were also in attendance, including Spider and Jeanne Robinson, David Gerrold, Frederik Pohl, and John Scalzi.

The event was held in the adjoining Crown Center Hyatt Regency and Westin hotels, which are linked by a Habitrail-like transparent pedestrian tube called "The Link".

## Programming Notes

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The program included a track devoted to space travel with emphasis on commercial endeavors, since Heinlein is revered by many in the private space community, notably for his book The Man Who Sold the Moon.

Some programming began on the evening of July 5 with selections of Heinlein's biography read by his official biographer, William Patterson.

Saturday evening featured a gala of entertainment including a rare video greeting from Sir Arthur C. Clarke in Sri Lanka, one of the last he recorded before his death the following year.

The centennial also hosted two ongoing conferences at the same venue: The annual Campbell Conference and the Science Fiction Research Association Conference, where both presented their awards. The winners of the awards were brought to Kansas City and were honored in a joint evening event on Friday evening.

The Campbell Conference topic for Saturday's round-table discussion was, "Robert A. Heinlein, Jack Williamson, and 21st Century Science Fiction."

## References

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## External links

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* Campbell Conference official website \- from the Center for the Study of Science Fiction
* The Heinlein Centennial Archives
* Heinlein Centennial Program Schedule
* Photograph Archive
* Space Review
* Terra Magazine article

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Robert A. Heinlein

* Bibliography

Future History|

* The Man Who Sold the Moon (1950)
* The Green Hills of Earth (1951)
* Revolt in 2100 (1953)
* Methuselah's Children (1958)
* Orphans of the Sky (1963)
* The Past Through Tomorrow (1967)
* Time Enough for Love (1973)
* The Notebooks of Lazarus Long (1978)

World as Myth|

* The Number of the Beast (1980)
* The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (1985)
* To Sail Beyond the Sunset (1987)
* The Pursuit of the Pankera (2020)

Scribner's
juveniles|

* Rocket Ship Galileo (1947)
* Space Cadet (1948)
* Red Planet (1949)
* Farmer in the Sky (1950)
* Between Planets (1951)
* The Rolling Stones (1952)
* Starman Jones (1953)
* The Star Beast (1954)
* Tunnel in the Sky (1955)
* Time for the Stars (1956)
* Citizen of the Galaxy (1957)
* Have Space Suit—Will Travel (1958)

Other novels|

* For Us, the Living: A Comedy of Customs (1939/2003)
* Beyond This Horizon (1948)
* Sixth Column (1949)
* The Puppet Masters (1951)
* Variable Star (1955/2006)
* Double Star (1956)
* The Door into Summer (1957)
* Starship Troopers (1959)
* Stranger in a Strange Land (1961)
* Podkayne of Mars (1963)
* Glory Road (1963)
* Farnham's Freehold (1964)
* The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966)
* I Will Fear No Evil (1970)
* Friday (1982)
* Job: A Comedy of Justice (1984)

Collections|

* The Robert Heinlein Omnibus (1958)
* The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag (1959)
* The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein (1966)
* Expanded Universe (1980)
* Requiem (1992)

Nonfiction|

* Take Back Your Government (1946/1992)
* Tramp Royale (1954/1992)
* Grumbles from the Grave (1989)

Screenplays|

* Destination Moon (1950)
* Project Moonbase (1953)

Characters|

* Delos D. Harriman
* Jubal Harshaw
* Maureen Johnson
* Andrew Jackson Libby
* Lazarus Long
* Hazel Stone

Legacy|

* Heinlein Centennial
* Heinlein Society
* Robert A. Heinlein Award
* Heinlein Prize for Advances in Space Commercialization

Related|

* Virginia Heinlein
* The Robert Heinlein Interview and Other Heinleiniana
* Tribbles
* Grok

Film adaptations|

* The Puppet Masters
* Starship Troopers
* Predestination

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