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Dude, there's no way Heinlein designed a house like that. The value and importance of standardized, easily-replaceable parts is a plot point in his book, The D
by VRay 8y ago
Dude, there's no way Heinlein designed a house like that. The value and importance of standardized, easily-replaceable parts is a plot point in his book, The Door into Summer
(BTW, I strongly recommend everyone here read it. The main character is an engineer, and it's shocking how insightful and relevant you'll still find his observations about businesses and the way engineering is done, 61 years after the book was first published)
- dsr_ 8y agoHeinlein was full of contradictions. Look at the built-in furniture: there's no way to change it if you discover it doesn't work for you, other than by ripping it out and redoing the walls. That's not modular or replaceable. The rolling table between the kitchen and dining room is unnecessary for one person, great for two, and inconveniently small for four. And yes, Heinlein designed it. The two volume biography by Patterson is completely uncritical and at times fanboyish, but it seems to have the facts straight.