Heinlein also wrote as Anson MacDonald and Lyle Monroe. He wrote his first short story (Lifeline) in 1939. He wrote many well-known novels (see below). He received the Nebula Grand Master award in 1975.

Adam Selene
A computer generates a human avatar for itself.

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (1966)

Air Blast - the first air dryer
An air dryer for personal use.

Coventry (1940)

Alterable License Number
A device which permits a driver to alter the license plate without leaving the vehicle.

Methuselah's Children (1941)

Alternate Computer Personality
A computer system that can take on complete, alternate personalities.

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (1966)

Artificial Gravity-Assisted Childbirth
Using an artificial gravity field to assist (and accelerate) the process of childbirth.

Time Enough For Love (1973)

Astrogation (to Astrogate) - steer to the stars
To navigate in space.

Methuselah's Children (1941)

Atmospheric Braking
Using a planet's atmosphere to gradually decelerate a spacecraft.

Space Cadet (1948)

Audio Relay - personal RFID transceiver
A communication device implanted behind the ear; also used as an alarm for wake-up calls.

The Puppet Masters (1951)

Autocab
An fully automated taxi cab.

Between Planets (1951)

Auto-Clerk
An automated accounting system.

Beyond This Horizon (1942)

Automated Hotel Reservation
A hotel that did not use clerks; a self-service hotel.

Methuselah's Children (1941)

Automated Travel Bureau
A computer program that allows individuals to book their travel arrangements themselves, with a credit card.

Friday (1982)

Automatic Light Switch
A device that senses if an illuminated room is empty, and turns off the light.

The Man Who Sold The Moon (1950)

Ballistic Calculator - trajectories between planets
An on-board computer for a spaceship to calculate its course and perform other related tasks.

Misfit (1939)

Barrier (Force Field) - force field fence
Force-field fence.

Coventry (1940)

Bats' Cave
A natural cavern used by moon colonists for air storage - and entertainment.

The Menace From Earth (1957)

Beanstalk
Clever name for the space elevator.

Friday (1982)

Booklegger
A smuggler of books.

Between Planets (1951)

Bounce Tube - pneumatic tube system for people
A people-sized pneumatic tube system used for short, quick trips in the vertical dimension.

Double Star (1956)

Broomstick Speedster
A two-seater craft capable of spaceflight; it used radiant power to achieve orbit.

Waldo (1942)