Born in Worcester, Mass., Robert Hutchings Goddard (1882-1945) received his B.A. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1908 and received his M.A. in 1910 and Ph.D. in 1911 from Clark University. Dr. Goddard, trained as a physicist and engineer, is recognized as a space pioneer due to his concepts of rocket propulsion systems.
Identifier
NASM.1997.0061
Creator
Goddard, Robert Hutchings, 1882-1945
Date
1909-1938
Provenance
Mrs. Robert Goddard, transfer from NASM Division of Space History, 1997, 1997-0061, unknown
Extent
0.23 Cubic feet ((1 flatbox))
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the following materials: 1) Dr. Goddard's handwritten university note book, entitled 'Partial Differential Equations'; 2) Seven publications by Dr. Goddard related to railway and rocket topics from 1909 to 1938.
Rights
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