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There's a slight problem with last sentence of the first paragraph:

Widely admired for its credible presentation of a comprehensively imagined future human society on both the Earth and the moon, it is generally considered one of Heinlein's major novels as well as one of the most important science fiction novels ever written.[1]

Mostly, by whom is it "generally considered one of Heinlein's major novels" and "one of the most important science fiction novels ever written"? I've read through the source, and 1) I didn't see Ted Gioia comment to that effect, and 2) even if he had, he doesn't exactly seem to be qualified in making this assessment. The source seems like just a fancy blog. If there are no strong objections, I'll remove it from the lede. Ljpernic (talk) 12:15, 11 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Influence

The current text includes this line:

The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations credits this novel with the first printed appearance of the phrase "There's no such thing as a free lunch."

While it's true that the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations page does say this, it's not true. No such thing as a free lunch has a discussion of the history of the phrase including an example of usage in a newspaper from 1909. The inclusion of the sentence and source seems to be misleading; I'd propose that it be removed and the role of the novel as popularizing the phrase be emphasized. Jarobo (talk) 04:07, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]