Robert Anson Heinlein (Julai 7, 1907 - 8 Mei, 1988) alikuwa mwandishi Mmarekani. Aliandika zaidi vitabu vya bunilizi ya kisayansi (SF). Alishinda mara nne tuzo ya Hugo Award, ambayo ni tuzo muhimu zaidi kwa SF. Kati ya riwaya zake maarufu kuna Starship Troopers ya mwaka 1959, iliyoendelea baadaye kuwa msingi wa filamu na Stranger in a Strange Land ya mwaka 1961, Double Star ya mwaka 1956 na The Moon is a Harsh Mistress ya mwaka 1966. Pamoja na Isaac Asimov na Arthur C. Clarke anatajwa kuwa kati ya waandishi wakuu wa bunilizi ya kisayansi ya Marekani. The Heinlein Society site:RAH Heinlein Archives Robert & Virginia Heinlein Prize Centennial Celebration in Kansas City, July 7, 2007. Heinlein Nexus Archived 27 Oktoba 2020 at the Wayback Machine., the community continuation of the Centennial effort. 1952 Popular Mechanics tour of Heinlein's Colorado house. accessed June 3, 2005 Heinleinia.com, an interactive exploration of Heinlein's life and works Heinlein giving the Guest of Honor speech at the 34th World Science Fiction Convention, on YouTube Frederik Pohl kuhusu Working with Robert A. Heinlein Review & biographical essay on Heinlein by Lee Sandlin, Wall Street Journal, June 27, 2014.