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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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Title:
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Dr. Robert Goddard at Clark University
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Dr. Robert Goddard at Clark University
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Full Description:
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Dr. Robert H. Goddard at a blackboard at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1924. Goddard began teaching physics in 1914 at Clark and in 1923 was named the Director of the Physical Laboratory. In 1920 the Smithsonian Institution published his seminal paper A Method for Reaching Extreme Altitudes where he asserted that rockets could be used to send payloads to the Moon. Declaring the absurdity of rockets ever reaching the Moon, the press mocked Goddard and his paper, calling him "Moon Man." To avoid further scrutiny Goddard eventually moved to New Mexico where he could conduct his research in private. Dr. Goddard, died in 1945, but was probably as responsible for the dawning of the Space Age as the Wrights were for the beginning of the Air Age. Yet his work attracted little serious attention during his lifetime. However, when the United States began to prepare for the conquest of space in the 1950's, American rocket scientists began to recognize the debt owed to the New England professor. They discovered that it was virtually impossible to construct a rocket or launch a satellite without acknowledging the work of Dr. Goddard.
Full_Description
Dr. Robert H. Goddard at a blackboard at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1924. Goddard began teaching physics in 1914 at Clark and in 1923 was named the Director of the Physical Laboratory. In 1920 the Smithsonian Institution published his seminal paper A Method for Reaching Extreme Altitudes where he asserted that rockets could be used to send payloads to the Moon. Declaring the absurdity of rockets ever reaching the Moon, the press mocked Goddard and his paper, calling him "Moon Man." To avoid further scrutiny Goddard eventually moved to New Mexico where he could conduct his research in private. Dr. Goddard, died in 1945, but was probably as responsible for the dawning of the Space Age as the Wrights were for the beginning of the Air Age. Yet his work attracted little serious attention during his lifetime. However, when the United States began to prepare for the conquest of space in the 1950's, American rocket scientists began to recognize the debt owed to the New England professor. They discovered that it was virtually impossible to construct a rocket or launch a satellite without acknowledging the work of Dr. Goddard.
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Date:
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1924
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NASA Center:
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Headquarters
NASA_Center
Headquarters
NASA Center
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VIPs-People at NASA-NACA
Subject_Category
VIPs-People at NASA-NACA
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Keywords:
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Goddard
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Goddard
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Keywords:
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Robert
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University
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University
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Keywords:
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Clark
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
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facet_what:
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Moon
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Moon
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facet_where:
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Massachusetts
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Massachusetts
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New Mexico
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New Mexico
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United States of America
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United States of America
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facet_who:
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Dr. Robert H. Goddard
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Dr. Robert H. Goddard
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facet_when:
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1945
facet_when
1945
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facet_when:
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1914
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1914
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facet_when:
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1924
facet_when
1924
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facet_when:
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1923
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1923
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facet_when:
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1920
facet_when
1920
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facet_when_year:
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1945
facet_when_year
1945
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1914
facet_when_year
1914
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1920
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1920
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1923
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1923
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1924
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1924
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Image #:
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74-H-1056
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74-H-1056
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original_url:
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original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0130
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0130
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Center:
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HQ
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Center Number:
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74-H-1056
Center_Number
74-H-1056
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2002-000130
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2002-000130
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
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DIGITAL
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