Robert H. Goddard
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Born | Robert Hutchings Goddard 5 October 1882 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | 10 August 1945 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 62)
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]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Goddard launches space age with historic first 85 years ago today". Retrieved 29 Apryle 2016.
- ↑ "Exhibition". Smithsonian Institution. Cite journal requires
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- ↑ a b "Goddard". Astronautix.com.
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