Robert H. Goddard
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Robert H. Goddard was an American physicist and engineer widely regarded as the father of modern rocketry for pioneering the development of liquid-fueled rockets.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert H. Goddard canonical | 15 |
| Robert Hutchings Goddard | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engineer
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human ⓘ inventor ⓘ physicist ⓘ rocket pioneer ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Daniel Guggenheim Medal
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Langley Medal ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1882-10-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Worcester, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1945-08-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ |
| describedAs | father of modern rocketry ⓘ |
| developed |
gyroscopic stabilization for rockets
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liquid-fueled rocket engines ⓘ multi-stage rocket concepts ⓘ steering by vanes in rocket exhaust ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Clark University
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute ⓘ |
| employer |
Clark University
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United States Army ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army
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| familyName | Goddard ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
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physics ⓘ rocketry ⓘ |
| fullName |
Robert H. Goddard
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Robert Hutchings Goddard
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| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| influenced |
Sergei Korolev
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Wernher von Braun ⓘ modern spaceflight engineering ⓘ |
| knownFor |
first successful liquid-fueled rocket
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pioneering liquid-fueled rocketry ⓘ |
| launchDateOfFirstLiquidFueledRocket | 1926-03-16 ⓘ |
| launchSiteOfFirstLiquidFueledRocket |
Auburn, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Auburn, Massachusetts, United States
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| marriageStart | 1924 ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Physical Society ⓘ |
| notablePublication | A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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inventor ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| patentHolderOf |
liquid-fuel rocket design
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multi-stage rocket design ⓘ |
| posthumousHonor |
Lunar crater Goddard named after him
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Mars crater Goddard named after him ⓘ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center named after him ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfNotableWork | 1919 ⓘ |
| residence |
Roswell
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surface form:
Roswell, New Mexico, United States
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| spouse | Esther Christine Kisk ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Robert Hutchings Goddard
subject surface form:
Goddard Space Flight Center