Robert Heinlein is a Sci-Fi God.
Rocket Ship Galileo, published in 1947, exactly 22 years before man landed on the moon, accurately predicted the Great Space Race between the United States and Soviet Union, and the conditions future astronauts would face while stepping over the moon's surface. Although way off base on a lot of technology (computers, the speed of space travel, etc.) overall he generally hits the nail on the head. This is also Heinlein’s first book, and from what other novels I have read of his this is one of his best. Reading it makes little bubbles of joy fill my head.
Taking place right after WWII, the story focuses around four main characters: three young gents who happen to enjoy experimenting with rockets; and a Dr. Cargraves, who is a Nobel Prize winning physicist who is related to one of the boys. The doctor hires on the three young boys to help him build and pilot a rocket ship on a trip to the moon. Bombs, Quonset huts, Nazis, guns, clever banter and an Indiana Jones like spirit fill the 187 page novel with personified love.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Sci-Fi or adventure novels. It’s a quick, easy, and enjoyable read. If you don’t like pages and pages of technological theory this book may not be for you, but that aside it’s pretty perfect.
Rocket Ship Galileo, published in 1947, exactly 22 years before man landed on the moon, accurately predicted the Great Space Race between the United States and Soviet Union, and the conditions future astronauts would face while stepping over the moon's surface. Although way off base on a lot of technology (computers, the speed of space travel, etc.) overall he generally hits the nail on the head. This is also Heinlein’s first book, and from what other novels I have read of his this is one of his best. Reading it makes little bubbles of joy fill my head.
Taking place right after WWII, the story focuses around four main characters: three young gents who happen to enjoy experimenting with rockets; and a Dr. Cargraves, who is a Nobel Prize winning physicist who is related to one of the boys. The doctor hires on the three young boys to help him build and pilot a rocket ship on a trip to the moon. Bombs, Quonset huts, Nazis, guns, clever banter and an Indiana Jones like spirit fill the 187 page novel with personified love.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Sci-Fi or adventure novels. It’s a quick, easy, and enjoyable read. If you don’t like pages and pages of technological theory this book may not be for you, but that aside it’s pretty perfect.