# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-l-forward
# Generated: 2026-08-12T20:34:49.433Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-l-forward"
name: "Robert L. Forward"
slug: "robert-l-forward"
description: "Robert Lull Forward was an American physicist and science fiction writer. His literary work was noted for its scientific credibility and use of ideas developed from his career as an aerospace engineer. He also made important contributions to gravitational wave detection research."
tagline: "American physicist, science fiction writer (1932–2002)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/67/Robert_L._Forward.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1932-08-15"
deathDate: "2002-09-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           14.244424
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm11553827"
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    title: "Robert L. Forward"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump