Robert H. Goddard
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Robert H. Goddard was an American physicist and engineer widely regarded as the father of modern rocketry for pioneering the development of liquid-fueled rockets.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert H. Goddard canonical | 15 |
| Robert Hutchings Goddard | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Robert H. Goddard Context triple: [Goddard Space Flight Center, namedAfter, Robert H. Goddard]
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Wernher von Braun
Wernher von Braun was a German-American aerospace engineer and pioneering rocket scientist who led the development of both Nazi Germany’s V-2 missile and NASA’s Saturn V rocket that enabled the Apollo Moon landings.
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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was a pioneering Russian rocket scientist and visionary of astronautics whose theoretical work laid the foundations for modern spaceflight.
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Robert F. Christy
Robert F. Christy was a Canadian-American theoretical physicist best known for his key role in the Manhattan Project, including designing the "Christy pit" core used in the Trinity test and the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
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Lyman Spitzer Jr.
Lyman Spitzer Jr. was an influential American astrophysicist best known for his pioneering work on interstellar matter and for conceiving and advocating the development of space-based telescopes, including what became the Hubble Space Telescope.
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James A. Van Allen
James A. Van Allen was an American space scientist best known for discovering the Earth's radiation belts, now called the Van Allen belts, and for his pioneering work in early space exploration missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Robert H. Goddard Target entity description: Robert H. Goddard was an American physicist and engineer widely regarded as the father of modern rocketry for pioneering the development of liquid-fueled rockets.
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A.
Wernher von Braun
Wernher von Braun was a German-American aerospace engineer and pioneering rocket scientist who led the development of both Nazi Germany’s V-2 missile and NASA’s Saturn V rocket that enabled the Apollo Moon landings.
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B.
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was a pioneering Russian rocket scientist and visionary of astronautics whose theoretical work laid the foundations for modern spaceflight.
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C.
Robert F. Christy
Robert F. Christy was a Canadian-American theoretical physicist best known for his key role in the Manhattan Project, including designing the "Christy pit" core used in the Trinity test and the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
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Lyman Spitzer Jr.
Lyman Spitzer Jr. was an influential American astrophysicist best known for his pioneering work on interstellar matter and for conceiving and advocating the development of space-based telescopes, including what became the Hubble Space Telescope.
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E.
James A. Van Allen
James A. Van Allen was an American space scientist best known for discovering the Earth's radiation belts, now called the Van Allen belts, and for his pioneering work in early space exploration missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engineer
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human ⓘ inventor ⓘ physicist ⓘ rocket pioneer ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Daniel Guggenheim Medal
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Langley Medal ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1882-10-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Worcester, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1945-08-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ |
| describedAs | father of modern rocketry ⓘ |
| developed |
gyroscopic stabilization for rockets
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liquid-fueled rocket engines ⓘ multi-stage rocket concepts ⓘ steering by vanes in rocket exhaust ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Clark University
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute ⓘ |
| employer |
Clark University
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United States Army ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army
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| familyName | Goddard ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
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physics ⓘ rocketry ⓘ |
| fullName |
Robert H. Goddard
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Robert Hutchings Goddard
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| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| influenced |
Sergei Korolev
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Wernher von Braun ⓘ modern spaceflight engineering ⓘ |
| knownFor |
first successful liquid-fueled rocket
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pioneering liquid-fueled rocketry ⓘ |
| launchDateOfFirstLiquidFueledRocket | 1926-03-16 ⓘ |
| launchSiteOfFirstLiquidFueledRocket |
Auburn, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Auburn, Massachusetts, United States
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| marriageStart | 1924 ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Physical Society ⓘ |
| notablePublication | A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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inventor ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| patentHolderOf |
liquid-fuel rocket design
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multi-stage rocket design ⓘ |
| posthumousHonor |
Lunar crater Goddard named after him
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Mars crater Goddard named after him ⓘ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center named after him ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfNotableWork | 1919 ⓘ |
| residence |
Roswell
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surface form:
Roswell, New Mexico, United States
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| spouse | Esther Christine Kisk ⓘ |
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