Robert L. Forward

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:birthDate 1932-08-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Geneva,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Eve_Forward
gptkbp:deathDate 2002-09-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Seattle,_Washington,_USA
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Joseph_Weber
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Hughes_Research_Laboratories
gptkbp:field gptkb:science_fiction
gravitational physics
gptkbp:genre hard science fiction
gptkbp:hasPatent gptkb:gravitational_wave_event
solar sail propulsion
space tethers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert L. Forward
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gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Isaac_Asimov
gptkb:Robert_A._Heinlein
gptkbp:knownFor concepts in interstellar travel
science fiction novels
work on gravitational wave detection
gptkbp:language English
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gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
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gptkb:Indistinguishable_from_Magic
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gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:physicist
gptkb:science_fiction
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Physical_Review
gptkb:Analog_Science_Fiction_and_Fact
gptkbp:signature Robert_L_Forward_signature.png
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gptkbp:website http://www.robertforward.com/
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