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Who invented the modern rocket engine?
Modern spaceflight rests on a deceptively simple idea: a machine that carries its own fuel and oxidizer, then hurls exhaust backward fast enough to push itself forward. The person who first turned ...
On June 14, 1914, the first patent for a liquid-fueled rocket design was granted to Dr. Robert Goddard, an American scientist and rocket pioneer. In the patent, Goddard described a rocket fueled with ...
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They called him ‘Crazy Bob,’ but this Worcester scientist launched the space age 100 years ago
As Massachusetts continues to mark the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the Worcester area is counting down to a milestone of its own: the centennial of Robert Goddard’s pioneering liquid ...
The centennial to celebrate 100 years since Worcester physicist, engineer, teacher, inventor and the "Father of Modern ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This device is the oldest surviving liquid-propellant rocket in the world. It was designed and built by U.S. rocket ...
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