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The Joplin Globe reports that Missouri lawmakers have inducted science fiction writer Robert Heinlein to the Hall of Famous Missourians to a cheering crowd of fans who call themselves "Heinlein's children."
State Rep. T.J. Berry says Heinlein encouraged others to "strive for the stars, for the moon" and "for what's next." Donors to the Heinlein Society and the Heinlein Prize Trust paid for a bronze bust of Heinlein, which will be displayed in the House Chamber at the Capitol where it will join 45 other Missourians honored with busts in the hall including Mark Twain, Dred Scott and Ginger Rogers, as well as more controversial Missourians such as Rush Limbaugh.
"Our devotion to this man must seem odd to those outside of the science fiction field, with spaceships and ray guns and bug-eyed monsters," Heinlein Society President Keith Kato said. "But to Heinlein's children, the writing was only the beginning of doing."
(Score: 2) by martyb on Thursday August 25 2016, @08:08PM
Thanks for the link! Apparently, I made a mistake in my assumption that a kiloton was 2,000 pounds of TNT; apparently, from your link [wikipedia.org], it's 1,000 kg, or closer to 2,200 pounds. Later on that page, they state: "A kiloton of TNT can be visualized as a cube of TNT 8.46 metres (27.8 ft) on a side." Learned something new today — thanks again!
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