Engineer & Scientist United States
Robert H. Goddard
Engineer & Physicist · Clark University
Building and launching the first liquid-fueled rocket in 1926, the founding practical demonstration of modern rocketry
About
Born
1882
Died
1945
Nationality
United States
An American physicist who launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket on 16 March 1926 in Auburn, Massachusetts — it flew for 2.5 seconds and reached about 41 feet. Widely mocked in his lifetime, including by a 1920 New York Times editorial that wrongly claimed rockets could not work in the vacuum of space (the paper printed a correction in 1969, the day after Apollo 11 launched). He held 214 patents and worked largely alone with little institutional support until his death in 1945.
Frequently asked about Robert H. Goddard
- What is Robert H. Goddard known for?
- Building and launching the first liquid-fueled rocket in 1926, the founding practical demonstration of modern rocketry
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- Robert H. Goddard is the Engineer & Physicist at Clark University.