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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
person
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:American_Rocket_Society
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| gptkbp:awards |
Langley Medal
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Worcester,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:born |
October 5, 1882
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| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Forest_Hills_Cemetery
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| gptkbp:children |
1
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| gptkbp:contribution |
space travel
rocket propulsion solid-fuel rockets |
| gptkbp:died |
August 10, 1945
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Clark_University
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
“The dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.”
“Every vision is a dream with a price tag.” |
| gptkbp:field |
aerospace engineering
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| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Robert_H._Goddard
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Colonel Goddard
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Wernher_von_Braun
Elon Musk NASA space exploration telecommunications aerodynamics computer science engineering education fluid dynamics robotics thermodynamics defense technology satellite technology spacecraft design global positioning systems interplanetary travel modern aerospace engineering missile technology combustion science scientific research in propulsion |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Hermann_Oberth
|
| gptkbp:inventor |
gptkb:Goddard_rocket
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
father of modern rocketry
pioneering rocketry |
| gptkbp:legacy |
gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
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| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
first successful launch of a liquid-fueled rocket
development of multi-stage rockets development of gyroscopic guidance systems development of rocket launch techniques establishment of rocketry as a science |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
liquid-fueled rockets
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| gptkbp:patentCitation |
numerous patents in rocketry
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| gptkbp:researchField |
propulsion systems
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Eunice_Goddard
|