The question is did a fictional device that Heinlein wrote about in an early work influence naval technology of World War II? Starting with that premise, author Edward M. Wysocki, Jr. in “The Great Heinlein Mystery Science Fiction, Innovation and Naval Technology” takes the reader on a journey to find the answer and solve the mystery. First appearances are often deceiving as is the case here, because it seems that this will be a boring piece meant for academia. Instead, the author has a very easy style of writing that takes the reader into the world of science fiction of that era while exposing little known facts about other writers in the genre. “The Great Heinlein Mystery: Science Fiction, Innovation and Naval Technology” is an excursion into the universe of science fiction.
The Great Heinlein Mystery: Science Fiction, Innovation and Naval Technology
Edward M. Wysocki, Jr.
9781477410202, $24.95, www.amazon.com
