Stanley Weinbaum

Stanley Grauman Weinbaum (April 4, 1902 – December 14, 1935) was an American science fiction writer. His career in science fiction was short but influential. His first story, "A Martian Odyssey", was published to great (and enduring) acclaim in July 1934, but he succumbed to lung cancer less than a year and a half later.

Stanley Weinbaum in Worldwar
Stanley Weinbaum's death from cancer in 1935 hit Sam Yeager hard, as Sam was only five years younger than Weintraub. Sam was a fan of Weintraub's "Paradise Planet", which imagined Venus to be full of tropical jungles. This turned out to be far from the truth, however Sam later visited a very Weintraubian jungle near Home's port city of Rizzaffi. Sam thought of mentioning this to Frank Coffey, but decided not to. As the younger man grew up in a more savvy age, he would likely think Weintraub's vision to be silly.