Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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human
inventor
mathematician
philosopher of spaceflight
physicist
rocket scientist
science fiction writer
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was a pioneering Russian rocket scientist and visionary of astronautics whose theoretical work laid the foundations for modern spaceflight.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky | 1 |
| Tsiolkovsky | 1 |
| Константин Эдуардович Циолковский | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
human
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inventor ⓘ mathematician ⓘ philosopher of spaceflight ⓘ physicist ⓘ rocket scientist ⓘ science fiction writer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1857-09-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Izhevskoye, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stomach cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russian Empire
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1935-09-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kaluga Oblast
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surface form:
Kaluga, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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| developed | Tsiolkovsky rocket equation ⓘ |
| familyName |
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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surface form:
Tsiolkovsky
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| fieldOfWork |
astronautics
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rocket propulsion ⓘ spaceflight theory ⓘ |
| formulated | mathematical theory of rocketry ⓘ |
| fullName |
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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surface form:
Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky
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| givenName | Konstantin ⓘ |
| hasAsteroidNamedAfter | 1590 Tsiolkovskaja ⓘ |
| hasLunarCraterNamedAfter | Tsiolkovskiy ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
father of astronautics
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father of rocketry ⓘ |
| influenced |
Friedrich Zander
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Sergei Korolev ⓘ Soviet space program ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Tsiolkovsky rocket equation
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concept of multistage rockets ⓘ concept of space colonization ⓘ concept of space stations ⓘ pioneering astronautics ⓘ theoretical foundations of spaceflight ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| movement | Russian cosmism ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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surface form:
Константин Эдуардович Циолковский
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| notableWork | The Exploration of Cosmic Space by Means of Reaction Devices ⓘ |
| occupation |
rocket scientist
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science fiction author ⓘ teacher ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| proposed |
closed-cycle life support systems
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multistage rockets for spaceflight ⓘ orbital space stations ⓘ space suits for extravehicular activity ⓘ use of liquid propellants for rockets ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfNotableWork | 1903 ⓘ |
| residence | Kaluga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Tsiolkovsky
this entity surface form:
Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky
this entity surface form:
Константин Эдуардович Циолковский