They also referred to the year 1666 and its relationship to the biblical Number of the Beast indicating the end of earthly rule by carnal human beings.

This has been thought to make it suitable for human – computer communication, which led Robert A. Heinlein to mention the language in his science fiction novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress ( 1966 ), and as a fully-fledged computer language in The Number of the Beast ( 1980 ).

Loglan was mentioned in a couple of science fiction works: Robert A. Heinlein ’ s well-known books The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress and The Number of the Beast, and Robert Rimmer ’ s utopian book Love Me Tomorrow ( 1978 ).

* In one of Robert A. Heinlein's last novels, The Number of the Beast ( 1980 ), the heroes flee Earth in a car capable of flight in six dimensions and find several alternate versions of Mars, one which had been colonised by the British and another which is an improbable combination of Burroughs ' fabulous Barsoom with the home planet of the vicious Martians whose invasion of Earth was described by Wells.

* Number of the Beast

In this alternate history the corrupt US President Ferris F. Fremont ( FFF for 666, ‘ F ’ being the 6th letter in the alphabet, see Number of the Beast ) becomes Chief Executive in the late Nineteen-Sixties following Lyndon Johnson's administration.

After a seven-year hiatus brought on by poor health, Heinlein produced five new novels in the period from 1980 ( The Number of the Beast ) to 1987 ( To Sail Beyond the Sunset ).

Some of these books, such as The Number of the Beast and The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, start out as tightly constructed adventure stories, but transform into philosophical fantasias at the end.

It is a matter of opinion whether this demonstrates a lack of attention to craftsmanship or a conscious effort to expand the boundaries of science fiction, either into a kind of magical realism, continuing the process of literary exploration that he had begun with Stranger in a Strange Land, or into a kind of literary metaphor of quantum science ( The Number of the Beast dealing with the Observer problem, and The Cat Who Walks Through Walls being a direct reference to the Schrödinger's cat thought experiment ).

Many of his books ( including Time for the Stars, Glory Road, Time Enough for Love and The Number of the Beast ) dealt explicitly or implicitly with incest, sexual feelings and relations between adults and children, or both.

The legend is based on the fact that the sum of all the numbers on the roulette wheel ( from 1 to 36 ) is 666, which is the " Number of the Beast ".

In Number of the Beast, Robert A. Heinlein portrayed an SCA tournament where live weapons were used and the battles actually fought to the ' death '.

* Number 666 or 616, see Number of the Beast.

Podkayne appears in Heinlein's later novel The Number of the Beast, attending the party at the end along with many other Heinlein characters from previous books.

The Number of the Beast, commonly linked to the number 666, is a biblical prophecy from the Book of Revelation.

Number of the Beast may also refer to:

* The Number of the Beast ( novel ), by Robert Heinlein

* The Number of the Beast ( album ), by Iron Maiden

** " The Number of the Beast " ( song ), by Iron Maiden from the album of the same name

* Number of the Beast ( comics ), comic book series from Wildstorm

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Given the difficulty of this position, it is not uncommon for the best player on the team to play Number Two so long as another strong player is available to play Three.

She constantly steals or attempts to steal Scrooge McDuck's Number One Dime, which she believes will play a vital role in magically obtaining the same fabulous wealth of its owner.

The second play, " Table Number Seven ", is set about eighteen months after the events of the previous play, and deals with the touching friendship between a repressed spinster and a retired English army officer, Major Pollock.

The play features a new character, Claire Sutton, who is introduced by the Prime Minister as head of the policy unit at Number Ten.

* Sorry, Wrong Number was made into a television play broadcast on station WCBW-TV ( now WCBS-TV ) in New York on January 30, 1946, starring Mildred Natwick and G. Swayne Gordon.

He was interviewed in the Number 7's issue of United Magazine in August 2006 stating he will only come back to Manchester United as ' Number 1 ' ( meaning not return as assistant manager or coach ) and would create a team like no other and play the way he thinks football should be played.

Moorehead's most successful appearance on Suspense was in the legendary play Sorry, Wrong Number, written by Lucille Fletcher, broadcast on May 18, 1943.

He followed that up with a loss to Tomáš Berdych in Davis Cup play and a second round loss in the SAP Open ( San Jose ) to Number 103 ranked Ivo Karlović.

McGoohan stated in a 1985 interview that two characters were not the same, and that he had originally wanted a different actor to play the role of Number Six.

Her 2002 play, A Number, addresses the subject of human cloning.

In 1972, " Number One Son " ascended to the role of Charlie Chan himself, thus becoming the first actor of Chinese descent to play the role: he supplied the voice of " Mr. Chan " in the animated television series The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan.

The changes continued seeing Capital re-branded back to " London's Hit Music Station ", a play on the station's earlier brand of " London's Number One Hit Music Station " with noticeable improvements – leading to a rise in audience figures at the end of 2006.

Second or support strikers do not tend to get as involved in the orchestration of attacks as the Number 10, nor do they bring as many other players into play, since they do not share the burden of responsibility.

Number thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve has to play two qualification matches ( home and away ) against number three in the first division ( where number one and two are directly promoted ) for the last spot.

Number thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve has to play two qualification matches ( home and away ) against number three in the first division ( where number one and two are directly promoted ) for the last spot.

Number thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve has to play two qualification matches ( home and away ) against number three in the first division ( where number one and two are directly promoted ) for the last spot.

Its cover design is based on Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast and its title is a play on words on The Beatles member John Lennon proclaiming the Beatles were " bigger ( more popular ) than Jesus Christ ".

" The cover, a group of coins being dropped into a hand, was designed by Shepard Fairey's Studio Number One and was a play on Fairey's iconic Obama " Change " image.

* Passenger from Cabin Number 45, a 1959 Polish radio play by Zofia Posmysz

Specific to Number Munchers are the five modes of play: Multiples, Factors, Primes, Equality, and Inequality.

A Number is a 2002 play by English playwright Caryl Churchill which addresses the subject of human cloning and identity, especially nature versus nurture.