Robert S. Richardson

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Robert S. Richardson (born April 22, 1902 in Kokomo , Indiana ; died November 12, 1981 in Altadena , California ) was an American astronomer who also wrote science fiction under the pseudonym Philip Latham .

Life

Richardson first studied mathematics at the University of California in Los Angeles , where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1926 , then studied astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley , where he received his doctorate in 1931. He was then an assistant at the Mount Wilson Observatory and worked there until 1958 when he became the assistant director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. From 1964 he was a freelance writer.

Under the pseudonym Philip Latham he had published the short story N Day in Astounding in 1946 . In the next 30 years he wrote around 20 short stories, five novels, including the semi-fictional Second Satellite (1956) under his real name. In addition, as Robert S. Richardson, he has written numerous contributions, articles and essays for various science fiction magazines - mainly astounding - as well as a number of popular science books on astronomy and space travel .

In 1929 he married Delia Shull. After her death in 1940 he married Marjorie Helen Engstead in 1942, with whom he had a daughter.

bibliography

Novels
  • Five Against Venus (1952)
    • German: odyssey to Venus. Moewig (Terra # 363), 1956. Also: AWA (Astron Romane), 1956.
  • Missing Men of Saturn (1953)
  • Second Satellite (1956, as Robert S. Richardson)
  • A Move Too Far (2009)
Short stories
  • N Day (1946)
  • The Blindness (1946)
    • German: Comet of Blindness. In: Arthur C. Clarke (Ed.): Comet of Blindness. Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3239/3240), 1971.
  • The Xi Effect (1950)
  • An Easy Little Puzzle (1951)
  • To Explain Mrs. Thompson (1951)
  • The Most Dangerous Love (1951)
  • A Moment for Laughter (1953)
  • Martian Ritual (1953)
  • Comeback (1953)
  • Simpson (1954)
  • Kid Anderson (1956, also as Robert S. Richardson)
  • Disturbing Sun (1959)
  • Under the Dragon's Tail (1966)
    • English: Under the Dragon's Tail. In: uncredited (ed.): Science-Fiction-Stories 62. Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 # 119 (3265)), 1976, ISBN 3-548-03265-6 .
  • The Red Euphoric Bands (1967)
  • The Dimple in Draco (1967)
    • English: The dot in the Draco. In: Damon Knight (Ed.): Damon Knight's Collection 3. Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit # 5), 1972, ISBN 3-436-01499-0 .
  • After Enfer (1969)
  • The Rose Bowl-Pluto Hypothesis (1969)
    • English: The Pluto Hypothesis from Rose Bowl. In: Damon Knight (Ed.): Damon Knight's Collection 11. Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit # 29), 1973, ISBN 3-436-01769-8 .
  • Future Forbidden (1973)
  • Jeannette's Hands (1973)
    • German: Jeanette's hands. In: Wulf Bergner (Ed.): Traumpatrouille. Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3385), 1974, ISBN 3-453-30262-1 .
  • A Drop of Dragon's Blood (1975)
  • Miracle Elixir (1977)
Nonfiction (as Robert S. Richardson)
  • Preliminary Elements of Object Comas Sola (1927)
  • Astronomy (1939, with William T. Skilling, revised edition 1947)
  • The Practical Essentials of Pre-Training Navigation (1942, with William T. Skilling)
  • Sun, Moon and Stars (1946, with William T. Skilling, revised edition 1964)
  • A Letter Text in Astronomy (1954, with William T. Skilling, revised edition 1959)
  • Exploring Mars (1954, also as Man and the Planets )
    • German: The secrets of Mars and their unlocking. Pabel (Utopia Grossband # 121 / I + II), 1960.
  • The Fascinating World of Astronomy (1960)
  • Man and the Moon (1961)
  • Astronomy in Action (1962)
  • Mars (1964, with Chesley Bonestell)
  • Getting Acquainted with Comets (1967)
  • The Star Lovers (1967)
  • The Stars and Serendipity (1971, children's book)

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personal data
SURNAME Richardson, Robert S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Latham, Philip (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American astronomer and science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Kokomo , Indiana
DATE OF DEATH November 12, 1981
Place of death Altadena , California