Robert H. Goddard
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Robert H. Goddard | |
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| Born | Robert Hutchings Goddard 5 October 1882 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | 10 August 1945 (aged 62) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Cause o daith | Throat cancer |
| Naitionality | American |
| Eddication | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Clark Varsity |
| Thrift | Professor, aerospace ingineerin, pheesicist, inventor |
| Kent for | First liquid-fueled racket |
| Hauf-marrae(s) | Esther Christine Kisk (m. 1924–1945) (1901–1982) |
| Childer | No bairns |
| Parents | Fannie Louise Hoyt Nahum Danford Goddard |
| Awairds | Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1964) |
Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945) wis an American ingineer, professor, pheesicist, an inventor wha is creditit wi creatin an biggin the warld's first liquid-fueled racket,[2][3] which he successfully launched on Mairch 16, 1926 usherin in an era o space flicht an innovation. Goddard an his team launched 34 rackets[4] atween 1926 an 1941, achievin altitudes as heich as 2.6 km (1.6 mi) an speeds as fast as 885 km/h (550 mph).[4]
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- ↑ "Goddard launches space age with historic first 85 years ago today". Archived frae the original on 31 Mey 2016. Retrieved 29 Apryle 2016.
- ↑ "Exhibition". Smithsonian Institution. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help);|contribution=ignored (help). - ↑ "Rocket Apparatus". Patents. Google. Retrieved 1 Mey 2010.
- ↑ a b "Goddard". Astronautix.com.
