Heinlein Society

>> BOOK RELEASE
Nitrosyncretic Press promises its third title, Phillip Owenby's long-awaited, ROBERT A. HEINLEIN: THE MAN WHO SOLD US THE MOON, a full-length appraisal of Heinlein's role as grass-roots educator and proponent of lifetime self-education, will issue by the end of November 2001.

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>> HEINLEIN WINS ALL THREE 1951 RETROACTIVE HUGOS FOR WORKS NOMINATED AT SCIENCE FICTION'S 2001 WORLD MILLENIUM CONVENTION
(Philadelphia, August 30, 2001) All three Robert A. Heinlein works nominated for 1951 retroactive Hugos, the highest award granted by science fiction's own devotees, won best in category recognition at the Friday night ceremony held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The novel FARMER IN THE SKY was awarded best novel, the collection title story "The Man Who Sold the Moon" awarded best novella, and the George Pal produced movie DESTINATION MOON, awarded best dramatic presentation.

The Hugo Awards Retro 1951/2001 (L to R) Bill Patterson, editor of The Heinlein Journal and chairman, The Heinlein Society, Mrs. Eleanor Wood, literary agent, and David Silver, secretary-treasurer of The Heinlein Society, display three Hugos they accepted August 31, 2001 at World Science Fiction Convention, for Robert A. Heinlein. A clean sweep of three top awards has never before happened in one year!

>> VINCENT PISACANE, Ph.D, JOINS NAVAL ACADEMY FACULTY IN ROBERT A. HEINLEIN CHAIR IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
(Annapolis, August 28, 2001)
The United States Naval Academy Foundation has announced that Vincent L. Pisacane Ph. D. will fill the first endowed chair in aerospace engineering at the Naval Academy. The Robert A. Heinlein Chair in Aerospace Engineering was established with a gift of $2.6 million in honor of Robert A. Heinlein, a graduate of the Class of 1929. A reception held to honor Dr. Pisacane, following his installation was held at the Superintendent's Quarters of Vice Admiral John Ryan, USN. Tawn Johnson, a member of the Board of Directors of The Heinlein Society, attended on behalf of Mrs. Virginia Heinlein.

Vice Admiral John Ryan, Superintendent, USNA, Dr. Pisacane and Dr. Lois Wehren, M.D., his wife, at reception conducted at the Superintendent's Quarters, US Naval Academy. Photograph courtesy of Wayne McCrea, USNA Photography Lab
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>> ROBERT A. HEINLEIN 25TH MEMORIAL BLOOD DRIVE A SUCCESS
(Philadephia, September 1, 2001)
Doctor Barry Berman, M.D., 2001 Blood Drive Chair for The Heinlein Society, announced that the September 1 drive was a stunning success. Organizers of the annual World Con in Philadelphia declined to let the Robert A. Heinlein 2001 Memorial Blood Drive take place at the convention. Dr. Berman arranged for the American Red Cross to send a bloodmobile unit to the Arch Street United Methodist Church, two blocks from the convention. Within five and one-half hours, 63 donors who presented themselves had given 55 units, the maximum the bloodmobile could accept.
Donors received a copy of the novel I WILL FEAR NO EVIL, signed by Mrs. Heinlein. Blood donations and transfusions were an important plot element in the 1970 novel and for the rest of his life, Robert Heinlein actively encouraged blood donation. Also, Joe Haldeman, Gregory Benford, Frederik Pohl, Charles Sheffield, Yoji Kondo, Robert Silverberg, James Gifford and Sarah Hoyt all graciously stopped by the church to chat with donors any give away autographed copies of their own books.

BEST of luck and thanks, Doc!

Postscript: On the evening of September 11, 2001, the Philadelphia office of the Red Cross shipped the 55 units donated to New York City to treat the hundreds of persons injured in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center towers.

>> BLOOD DRIVE CHAIR REPORTS ON HONOR ROLL TO VIRGINIA HEINLEIN AND RETIRES AT 'TOP OF HIS GAME'
(Florida, September 7, 2001)
Doctor Berman, who also led three successive and successful annual on-line honor drives and is retiring to a well-earned rest from his duties as Chair but will remain an active member of the committee, is shown in the photo above with Mrs. Heinlein during his trip to convey to her the success of the blood drive at World Con in Philadelphia. Dr. Berman's family accompanied him on the visit.

Join The Heinlein Society and Pay Forward the legacy of Robert A. Heinlein and Virginia Heinlein.

The Heinlein Society was founded by Virginia Heinlein on behalf of her husband, science fiction author Robert Anson Heinlein, to "pay forward" the legacy of Robert A. Heinlein to future generations of "Heinlein's Children."