The Washington Post, May 4th, 1992
Much as I admire the science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein, who died in 1988, I must take issue with Karl T. Pflock's ridiculous suggestion {letters, April 25} that he was the inspiration and teacher of fellow science fiction superstar Isaac Asimov, whose own recent death reduces to one the living members of the great science fiction writing trio of the 20th century, which consists of the Americans Mr. Heinlein and Mr. Asimov and the British writer Arthur C. Clarke. Actually, Mr. Heinlein's and Mr. Asimov's writing careers began and developed nearly simultaneously. In fact, when Mr. Heinle...
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