Robert Hutchings Goddard
Robert Hutchings Goddard
Born: 1882
Birthplace: Worcester, Mass.
Control mechanism for rocket apparatus—Goddard launched the first liquid-fuel rocket in 1926. Other rocket design developments led to the bazooka and rocket-assisted takeoff of carrier planes. (1979)
Died: 1945
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