Length42m
About this audiobook
"Life-Line" is a short story by American author Robert A. Heinlein. Published in the August 1939 edition of Astounding, it was Heinlein's first published short story.
The protagonist, Professor Hugo Pinero, builds a machine that will predict how long a person will live. It does this by sending a signal along the world line of a person and detecting the echo from the far end. Professor Pinero's invention has a powerful impact on the life insurance industry, as well as on his own life.
Audiobook details
GenreScience Fiction
Length42 mins
Narrated byPeter Coates
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMar 31, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Life-Line - Intro
2Life-Line
3Life-Line - Outro
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