National Air and Space Museum Archives

Robert H. Goddard Notebook and Publications

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.1997.0061
Creators:
Goddard, Robert Hutchings, 1882-1945
Dates:
1909-1938
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.23 Cubic feet
(1 flatbox)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the following materials: 1) Dr. Goddard's handwritten university note book, entitled 'Partial Differential Equations'; 2) Seven publications by Dr. Goddard related to railway and rocket topics from 1909 to 1938.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Born in Worcester, Mass., Robert Hutchings Goddard (1882-1945) received his B.A. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1908 and received his M.A. in 1910 and Ph.D. in 1911 from Clark University. Dr. Goddard, trained as a physicist and engineer, is recognized as a space pioneer due to his concepts of rocket propulsion systems.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Mrs. Robert Goddard, transfer from NASM Division of Space History, 1997, 1997-0061, unknown

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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