- Author: R. S. Richardson Author Record # 90
- Legal Name: Richardson, Robert Shirley
- Birthplace: Kokomo, Indiana, USA
- Birthdate: 22 April 1902
- Deathdate: 12 November 1981
- Language: English
- Webpages: SFE, Wikipedia-EN
- Used These Alternate Names: Philip Latham, Phillip Latham, Robert S. Richardson, Dr. Robert S. Richardson
- Author Tags: contemporary (1), science fiction (1), cosmology (1), hard sf (1), Merril05 (1)
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Novels
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Five Against Venus (1952)
only appeared as:
- Variant: Five Against Venus (1952) [as by Philip Latham]
- Translation: De Vleermuismannen van Venus [Dutch] (1953) [as by Philip Latham]
- Translation: Irrfahrt zur Venus [German] (1956) [as by Philip Latham]
- Translation: Irrfahrt zur Venus [German] (1956) [as by Philip Latham]
- Serializations:
- Translation: Tra i vampiri di Venere (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1952) [as by Philip Latham]
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Missing Men of Saturn (1953)
only appeared as:
- Variant: Missing Men of Saturn (1953) [as by Philip Latham]
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Translation: Mysteriet på Saturnus?Mysteriet paa Saturnus[Swedish] (1958) [as by Philip Latham]
- Serializations:
- Translation: L'astronave fantasma (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1955) [as by Philip Latham]
- Second Satellite (1956) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- A Move Too Far (2009)
- Disturbing Sun (2008) [only as by Philip Latham]
- Comeback (2014) [only as by Philip Latham]
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Exploring Mars (1954)
only appeared as:
- Variant: Exploring Mars (1954) [as by Robert S. Richardson]
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Translation: Die Geheimnisse des Mars und ihre Erschließung: Teil I: Der rote Planet?Die Geheimnisse des Mars und ihre Erschliessung: Teil I: Der rote Planet[German] (1960) [as by Robert S. Richardson]
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Translation: Die Geheimnisse des Mars und ihre Erschließung: Teil II: Die Planeten des Sonnensystems?Die Geheimnisse des Mars und ihre Erschliessung: Teil II: Die Planeten des Sonnensystems[German] (1960) [as by Robert S. Richardson]
- The Fascinating World of Astronomy (1960)
- Man and the Moon (1961) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Mars (1964) with Chesley Bonestell [only as by Chesley Bonestell and Robert S. Richardson]
- Getting Acquainted with Comets (1967) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Bob and Dagny Archer
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Jeannette's Hands (1973)
only appeared as:
- Variant: Jeannette's Hands (1973) [as by Philip Latham]
- Translation: Jeanettes Hände [German] (1974) [as by Philip Latham]
- A Drop of Dragon's Blood (1975) [only as by Philip Latham]
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Jeannette's Hands (1973)
only appeared as:
- N Day (1946) [only as by Philip Latham]
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The Blindness (1946)
only appeared as:
- Variant: The Blindness (1946) [as by Philip Latham]
- Translation: A cegueira [Portuguese] (1967)
- Translation: Komet der Blindheit [German] (1971) [as by Philip Latham]
- Translation: Sljepilo [Croatian] (1979) [as by Phillip Latham]
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The Xi Effect (1950)
only appeared as:
- Variant: The Xi Effect (1950) [as by Philip Latham]
- Translation: De xi effect [Dutch] (1964) [as by Philip Latham]
- Translation: Efekt ksi [Croatian] (1978) [as by Philip Latham]
- An Easy Little Puzzle (1951) [only as by Philip Latham]
- To Explain Mrs. Thompson (1951) [only as by Philip Latham]
- The Most Dangerous Love (1951) [only as by Philip Latham]
- A Moment for Laughter (1953) [only as by Philip Latham]
- Martian Ritual (1953) [only as by Philip Latham]
- Comeback (1953) [only as by Philip Latham]
- Simpson (1954) [only as by Philip Latham]
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Kid Anderson (1956)
only appeared as:
- Variant: Kid Anderson (1956) [as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Variant: Kid Anderson (1957) [as by Philip Latham]
- Disturbing Sun (1959) [only as by Philip Latham]
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Under the Dragon's Tail (1966)
only appeared as:
- Variant: Under the Dragon's Tail (1966) [as by Philip Latham]
- Translation: Unter dem Schwanz des Drachen [German] (1976) [as by Philip Latham]
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The Red Euphoric Bands (1967)
only appeared as:
- Variant: The Red Euphoric Bands (1967) [as by Philip Latham]
- Translation: Cometa Ikegawa [Italian] (1969) [as by Philip Latham]
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The Dimple in Draco (1967)
only appeared as:
- Variant: The Dimple in Draco (1967) [as by Philip Latham]
- Translation: Das Pünktchen im Draco [German] (1972) [as by Philip Latham]
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After Enfer (1969)
only appeared as:
- Variant: After Enfer (1969) [as by Philip Latham]
- Translation: Depois do Enfer [Portuguese] (1970) [as by Philip Latham]
- Translation: Nangst [German] (1975) [as by Philip Latham]
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The Rose Bowl-Pluto Hypothesis (1969)
only appeared as:
- Variant: The Rose Bowl-Pluto Hypothesis (1969) [as by Philip Latham]
- Translation: Die Pluto-Hypothese von Rose Bowl [German] (1973) [as by Philip Latham]
- Future Forbidden (1973) [only as by Philip Latham]
- Miracle Elixir (1977) [only as by Philip Latham]
- Galaxy's Stars
- Galaxy Stars (Galaxy Magazine, January-February 1973) (1973) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Science Fact (Analog)
- Which Polaris Do You Mean? (1963) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- The Space Technology of a Track Meet (1965) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
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Venus and Mercury - Locked Planets (1967)
only appeared as:
- Variant: Venus and Mercury—Locked Planets? (1967) [as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Icarus and Einstein (1968) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- "On a Gold Vesta ... " (1969) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Ptolemy's Red Sirius (1971) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Are There "Bears" on Mars? (1975) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Science Fact (Astounding)
- Mars: A Summing Up (1960)
- Needed: One Aphrodite Project (1960)
- Want to Bet ...
- Want to Bet ... (Galaxy Magazine, January-February 1972) (1972) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Want to Bet ... (Galaxy, March-April 1972) (1972) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Want to Bet? (Galaxy Magazine, May-June 1972) (1972) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- The Other Side of Astronomy (1939)
- Luna Observatory No. 1 (1940)
- Universes for Lenses (1940)
- Letter (Astounding, November 1940) (1940) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Wanted: Suggestions (1940)
- Space Has a Spectrum (1941)
- Trepidation (1941)
- Vermin of the Sky (1941)
- Inside Out Matter (1941)
- No Handicap Allowed (1942)
- Letter (Astounding, July 1942) (1942) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Stars Also Have Rings (1942)
- Late-Model Stars (1942)
- Photographic Plate Finds Kepler's Nova (1943)
- Space Fix (Part 1 of 2) (1943)
- Space Fix (Part 2 of 2) (1943)
- The World of 61 Cygni C (1943)
- "Turn on the Moon—Make It Hotter!" (1943)
- Postwar Plan for Mars (1944)
- "C" Frozen at 186272 (1944)
- Headstones for Astronomers (1944)
- Extra-Solar Planets (1944)
- Case of Apparent Time Acceleration (1944)
- Time for a Universe (1944)
- The Helpful Pleiades (1945)
- Engineering in Extremes (1945)
- Prediction - Past Tense (1945)
- Advance in the Red (1945)
- Lots of Gold — But Get It! (1945)
- Prominences (1945)
- Letter (Astounding Stories, December 1945) (1945) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Letter (Astounding, July 1946) (1946) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Second Approximation (1946)
- Calendar for Mars (1947)
- Man on Mira (1948)
- Paper Planets (1948) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Letter (Astounding, October 1948) (1948) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- The Aphrodite Project (1949) [only as by Philip Latham]
- Book Reviews (Astounding, August 1949) (1949) with Willy Ley
- The Time of Your Life (1949)
- Book Reviews (Astounding, July 1950) (1950) with P. Schuyler Miller
- Wanted - Help! (1951)
- Today It's Turbulence (1951)
- Making Worlds Collide (1951)
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Four Centuries of Planets (1952)
also appeared as:
- Variant: 4 Centuries of Planets (1952)
- Science Briefs (If, November 1952) (1952)
- Earth's Ghostly Companion in Space (1953)
- A Night on Mars Hill (1953)
- Space Stations for Free (1953)
- Icarus Brought to Earth (1953)
- Stargazing (1953)
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Dere Sir: "What Did You Do on the Moon?" (1953)
only appeared as:
- Variant: Dere Sir: "What Did You Do on the Moon?" (1953) [as by Dr. Robert S. Richardson]
- Variant: What Did You Do to the Moon? (1956)
- The Mystery of the Blue Mist of Mars (1953)
- The Stars Are Closer Than You Think (1954)
- "It's About Time ..." (1954)
- Mercury Is Not Hopeless (1954)
- Lost: One Magnetic Field (1954)
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Blame It on the Sunspots (1954)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Die Sonnenflecke sind an allem schuld [German] (1955)
- Cosmic Shadows (1954)
- Jove Intervenes (1954)
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The Day After We Land on Mars (1955)
only appeared as:
- Variant: The Day After We Land on Mars (1955) [as by Robert S. Richardson]
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Translation: Après notre arrivée sur Mars?Apres notre arrivee sur Mars[French] (1956) [as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Star People (1955)
- New Moons (1955)
- Island in the Sky (1956) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- The Face of Mars (1957) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Space Fix (1957)
- Letter (Astounding, March 1957) (1957) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- The Facts About Life on Mars (1957) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- La vie sur Mars [French] (1958) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- The Reference Library: There We Stand (Astounding, July 1958) (1958) with John W. Campbell, Jr. and P. Schuyler Miller [only as by John W. Campbell, Jr. and P. Schuyler Miller and Robert S. Richardson]
- Every Astronomer Has His Horror Story (1958) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- An Eye for Selene (1965) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Stella and the Moons of Mars (1965) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Phobos: Moon or Artifact? (1965) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Theories Wanted (1965) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Comets Via the VJSEH (1966) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Sun Grazers (1967) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- How to Kidnap a Moon (1969) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Letter (Analog, January 1970) (1970) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Letter (Analog, February 1971) (1971) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- Is the Star of Bethlehem Observable Today? (1973) [only as by Robert S. Richardson]
- The Atmospheres of the Earth and Planets (1949) by Gerard P. Kuiper
- The Conquest of Space (1950) by Chesley Bonestell and Willy Ley
- The Nature of the Universe (1952) by Fred Hoyle
- The Black Cloud (1958) by Fred Hoyle [only as by Robert S. Richardson]