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G. Harry Stine

ジー・ハリー・スタイン

Jī Harī Sutain

Aliases: George Harry Stine
Pen Names: Lee Correy（Pen name used for science fiction writing）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1928-03-26 （Colorado Springs, Colorado）
Died
1997-11-02 （Phoenix, Arizona） age 69
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Colorado Springs, Colorado → White Sands Proving Grounds, New Mexico → Baltimore, Maryland (Martin Company) → Phoenix, Arizona

Career

Occupations
Science and technology writer, Pioneer of model rocketry, Science fiction author, Aerospace engineer
Active Years
1954-1997
Affiliations
Model Missiles Inc., National Association of Rocketry
Memberships
National Association of Rocketry (first president), National Fire Protection Association Pyrotechnics Technical Committee (chair), Citizens' Advisory Council on National Space Policy, Libertarian International Organization Advisory Board (chair)
Influenced By
Robert A. Heinlein
Influenced
Vernon Estes, Orville Carlisle

Education

New Mexico Military Institute
Preparatory education
Country: United States
High school/junior college level
Colorado College
Faculty of Natural Sciences / Physics Department
Country: United States
Majored in physics

Awards

Award as founder of the international space effort
1977
Organization: American Astronautical Society
Result: 受賞
Committee Service Award
1993
Organization: National Fire Protection Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Handbook of Model Rocketry

1965 Technical manual

Comprehensive guide detailing design, safety codes, and launch procedures for model rockets. Published in seven editions and popularized the hobby.

Rocketry engineeringSafetyAmateur science

Starship Through Space

1954 Science fiction

Early hard SF novel depicting adventures of a starship.

Space explorationFuture technology

Earth Satellites and the Race for Space Superiority

1957 Non-fiction

Prescient book on satellites and the space race, published just before Sputnik.

Space raceCold War

The Third Industrial Revolution

1975 Non-fiction

Book advocating space industry as the third industrial revolution.

Space colonizationFree market

The Abode of Life

1982 Star Trek novel

Star Trek novel exploring forms of life.

Alien lifeExploration

Bibliography

  • Starship Through Space
  • Rocket Man
  • Contraband Rocket
  • Star Driver
  • Shuttle Down
  • Space Doctor
  • The Abode of Life
  • Manna
  • A Matter of Metalaw
  • The Day the Sky Burned
  • Warbots
  • Warbots #2: Operation Steel Band
  • Warbots #3: The Bastaard Rebellion
  • Warbots #4: Sierra Madre
  • Warbots #5: Operation High Dragon
  • Warbots #6: The Lost Battalion
  • Warbots #7: Operation Iron Fist
  • Warbots #8: Force of Arms
  • Warbots #9: Blood Siege
  • Warbots #10: Guts and Glory
  • Warbots #11: Warrior Shield
  • Warbots #12: Judgement Day
  • Starsea Invaders: First Action
  • Starsea Invaders: Second Contact
  • Starsea Invaders: Third Encounter
  • Open Space
  • Earth Satellites and the Race for Space Superiority
  • Rocket Power and Space Flight
  • Man and the Space Frontier
  • The Third Industrial Revolution
  • Shuttle into Space: A Ride in America's Space Transportation
  • The Space Enterprise
  • Confrontation in Space
  • Space Power
  • The Hopeful Future
  • The Silicon Gods
  • The Untold Story of The Computer Revolution
  • Frontiers of Science: Strange Machines You Can Build
  • Handbook for Space Colonists
  • On the Frontiers of Science
  • The Corporate Survivors
  • ICBM: The Making of the Weapon That Changed the World
  • Mind Machines You Can Build
  • Halfway to Anywhere
  • Living in Space
  • The Manna Project: Business Opportunities in Outer Space
  • The Handbook of Model Rocketry (1st ed.)
  • The Handbook of Model Rocketry (2nd ed.)
  • The Handbook of Model Rocketry (3rd ed.)
  • The Handbook of Model Rocketry (4th ed.)
  • The Handbook of Model Rocketry (5th ed.)
  • The Handbook of Model Rocketry (6th ed.)
  • The Handbook of Model Rocketry (7th ed.)
  • The Model Rocketry Manual
  • The New Model Rocketry Manual
  • The New Model Rocketry Handbook

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Technically precise writingHard SF styleFact-based analysis in non-fiction
Recurring Motifs
Space developmentRockets and missilesFuture industrial revolutionsSafety and engineering

Health

  • Stroke
    1997年
    Likely cause of death

Legacy

Recognized as a founder of model rocketry, establishing safety codes. Authored numerous SF works and contributed to space policy and libertarian ideas.

Museums

  • The Museum of Flight Seattle, Washington Opened in 1965

Academic Societies

  • American Astronautical Society

Archives

  • G. Harry Stine Space History and Model Rocketry Collection at The Museum of Flight

In Popular Culture

  • Homaged as 'Harry Stein' in the novel Stardance by Spider and Jeanne Robinson.

Trivia

  • Close friend of Robert A. Heinlein, who sponsored his wedding.
  • Fired from the Martin Company for comments on the Sputnik 1 launch.
  • Created the safety code that became central to the National Association of Rocketry.
  • Regular columnist for Popular Mechanics and Analog.
  • Technical consultant for Star Trek: The Next Generation.