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Doctor Robert Hutchings Goddard

Doctor Robert Hutchings Goddard

Male 1882 - 1945  (62 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document


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  • Name Robert Hutchings Goddard 
    Title Doctor 
    Born 5 Oct 1882  Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Robert H Goddard Birth.
    Robert H Goddard Birth.
    Robert H Goddard Birth.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900 
    1900 Goddard.
    1900 Goddard.
    1900 US census, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, enumeration district 1774, Family Number 3, Goddard.
    Census 1910 
    1910 Goddard.
    1910 Goddard.
    1910 US census, Worcester Worcester, Massachusetts, enumeration district 1908, Family Number 290, Goddard.
    Occupation Jul 1914 
    Goddard would eventually be awarded 214 U.S. Patents.

    In July 1914 he was awarded one for a liquid fueled rocket and the other for a solid fuel multi-stage rocket. 
    Goddard 1914 Patent.
    Goddard 1914 Patent.
    One of the drawings from one of Goddard's 1914 Patents.
    Census 1920 
    1920 Goddard.
    1920 Goddard.
    1920 US census, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, enumeration district 293, Family Number 84, Goddard.
    Census 1920 
    Occupation 1924 
    It is said Robert began thinking about space travel in 1898 when he was only 7 years old. 
    Professor Goddard.
    Professor Goddard.
    As seen in this photo taken when he was a professor at Clark University Robert was already thinking about how to get to the moon even before his first liquid fueled rocket flight.

    Note: This black and white photo has been hand colored.
    Occupation 16 Mar 1926  Auburn, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    The first flight of a liquid fueled rocket. It traveled for 2.5 seconds at a speed of about 60 mph, reaching an altitude of 41 feet and landing 184 feet away. 
    Goddard with his first flying liquid fueled rocket.
    Goddard with his first flying liquid fueled rocket.
    The rocket was fueled by liquid oxygen and gasoline. It was ignited with a torch. The motor is mounted high in the nose to simplify stable flight. The cone over the lower mounted fuel tanks was there to protect them from the exhaust.

    Note: This black and white photo has been hand colored.
    Census 1930 
    1930 Goddard.
    1930 Goddard.
    1930 US census, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, enumeration district 3-9, Family Number 131, Goddard.
    Robert Goddard New Mexico.
    Robert Goddard New Mexico.
    Because he was scaring the neighbors when he launched rockets from his aunt's farm and, because he wanted to keep his work private he began 1930 by moving to Roswell, New Mexico.
    Census 1940 
    1940 Goddard.
    1940 Goddard.
    1940 US census, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, enumeration district 3-9, Family Number 131, Goddard.
    Occupation Professor, engineer, physicist, and inventor. While he was alive his work got little respect. After his death his work became so valuable he is now considered the father of modern rocketry. 
    Died 10 Aug 1945  Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Dr. Goddard, Rocket Experts Dies At 62.
    Dr. Goddard, Rocket Experts Dies At 62.
    Stars and Stripes (Mediterranean-Rome edition) Tuesday, August 13, 1945 page 6.
    Rocket Society Praises Late Dr. R. H. Goddard.
    Rocket Society Praises Late Dr. R. H. Goddard.
    Annapolis (Maryland) Capital, Wednesday, August 21, 1945 page 6.
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    Person ID I36461  Nagel
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2018 

    Father Nahum Danford Goddard,   b. 3 Jan 1859, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1928  (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Fannie Louise Hoyt,   b. 17 Sep 1864, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1920, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 3 Jan 1882 
    Family ID F11637  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Esther Christine Kisk,   b. 31 Mar 1901,   d. 4 Jun 1982  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 21 Jun 1924 
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2018 
    Family ID F11638  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart