Robert L. Forward

Dr. Robert Lull Forward (August 15, 1932 - September 21, 2002) was a physicist and science fiction and science essay writer.

He earned his PhD at the University of Maryland in 1965 by developing an antenna capable of detecting gravitational radiation. Later he devoted himself completely to the most advanced physics in the Hughes Aircraft laboratories, continuing his research on gravitational measurement, and alternating them with others on space propulsion (from solar sails to antimatter propulsion). Some of his revolutionary ideas on propulsion are already the subject of experiments by NASA, such as the one referring to the use of the Earth's magnetic field to alter the trajectory of orbital vehicles. In 1987, having received 18 patents, he withdrew from research to focus on science fiction writing.

In the field of science fiction, Forward will be remembered as one of the most distinctive authors of hard science fiction. His Cheela saga novels, where he speculates about the life forms inhabiting a neutron star, have been compared for their combination of humor and scientific rigor to Hal's Gravity Mission. Clement. He himself said of them: "They are a textbook of neutron star physics, disguised as a novel."

Bibliography in Spanish

Science Fiction Novels:

• Dragon Egg (1980) Saga de los Cheela 1
• Starquake (1985) Saga de los Cheela 2
• The World of Roche (1990)
• Master of time (1992)
• Camelot 30K (1993)