Pudlugger
07-26-2007, 08:29 AM
Robert A. Heinlein born 100 years ago this month foresaw in his science fiction many of the technological achievements of our time and established himself as a defender of basic human rights.
Read about him here in the WSJ (http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110010381)
''A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.''
Robert A. Heinlein
Read about him here in the WSJ (http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110010381)
''A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.''
Robert A. Heinlein