Rocket man: Robert H. Goddard and the birth of the space age
Goddard (1882-1945) was the most famous scientist in America between the world wars, and his fame continued to grow after his death until 1960, when the biography This High Man proved too holographic, and scientists and historians began to object. He became a historical footnote, but Clary (history,...
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| Summary: | Goddard (1882-1945) was the most famous scientist in America between the world wars, and his fame continued to grow after his death until 1960, when the biography This High Man proved too holographic, and scientists and historians began to object. He became a historical footnote, but Clary (history, Eastern New Mexico U., Roswell) wants to shed light on the man, not the legend he and his heirs made of him. |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-315) and index |
| Physical Description: | XXVI, 324 S., [16] Bl. Ill. 25 cm |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XI INTRODUCTION XV CHRONOLOGY OF ROBERT H.
GODDARD XIX ABBREVIATIONS USED IN TEXT AND NOTES XXIII PROLCX3LJE-
JUSTICE FOR BOB GODDARD I ONE: ANNIVERSARY DAY 5 HEART OF THE
COMMONWEALTH 6 THE CHERRY TREE 7 TO FLY AMONG THE STARS 14 THE HOPE OF
TODAY 16 TWO: SOMETHING IMPOSSIBLE WILL PROBABLY BE ACCOMPLISHED 21 AS
USEFUL A UNIT AS POSSIBLE 22 THE GENERAL NOTION OF A PLAN 28 AND
EVERYBODY CONNECTED WITH YOU AN INDELIBLE IMPRESSION ON MY MIND THREE:
SOME FIRST-RATE WORK YET 41 33 37 HE WILL HAVE THE VITALITY TO PULL HIM
THROUGH THE PROBLEM OF RAISING A BODY 44 TAKE CHANCES, AND DO WHAT WE
CAN 51 IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN HIM DOWN 54 FOUR: EXTREME
ALTITUDES 59 41 I REGARD THE SCHEME AS WORTH PROMOTING 59 VIII CONTENTS
CAN T YOU SEE THAT THERE S MILLIONS IN THAT THING FOR YOU? 65
INDICATIONS ARE THAT SPIES ARE ACTIVE 68 OFFICIAL INERTIA ONLY OBSTACLE
73 FIVE: PROFESSOR HAS PERFECTED INVENTION FOR EXPLORING SPACE 81 I WAS
ENTHUSIASTIC OVER THE WAY I HAVE BEEN TREATED 82 THE IDEAL TYPE OF
ROCKET IS, HOWEVER, THE LIQUID-PROPELLANT ROCKET 84 A METHOD OF REACHING
EXTREME ALTITUDES 87 SHE WOULD CERTAINLY SEE THAT HE WAS CONSTANTLY
ENCOURAGED 97 SIX: THIS FLIGHT WAS SIGNIFICANT, AS IT WAS THE FIRST 103
HE D GO AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS OR A WEEK AND HIS CLASSES WOULD BE CANCELED
104 THIS HAS BEEN DISTINCTLY AN AMERICAN PIECE OF WORK ION HOPE THAT YOU
WILL BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY SEND A ROCKET UP INTO THE AIR 112 I THINK I LL
GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE! FIG SEVEN. NELL 123 IT IS PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE
TO SEND A ROCKET TO THE MOON 124 UNTIL YOU GET A GOOD HIGH FLIGHT I DO
NOT CONSIDER YOUR ROCKET DEVELOPED 127 MAN IN MOON SCARED GREEN 133 IN
THE FIELD OF AVIATION THEY WERE WAY BEYOND THEIR TIME 138 II[GII7 : THE
GREAT ADVENTURE IN NEW MEXICO 147 LEAVE THE GATES AS YOU FIND THEM 148
CONTENTS IX COME AND SEE GODDARD THE MAN WHENEVER YOU FEEL LIKE IT 155
SEND ME A REPORT OF PROGRESS SO THAT 1 COULD HAVE A LITTLE NEWS TO GIVE
HER 158 HUMANITY AMONG THE FACULTY 163 NINE: HE WAS A HOBBYIST 167 I
WONDER WHAT IS HAPPENING 168 FLYING COUPLE VISIT WITH DR. GODDARD 169
HIS MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WOULD HAVE HAD A STRONG INFLUENCE 176 THE
MOST THRILLING SIGHT I HAVE EVER WITNESSED 181 TEN: HAVE TO CARRY ON
ALONE 189 NOT SAYING IT WITH FLOWERS, BUT WITH DOLLARS 1QO A BILLOWING
RIVER OF FIRE 199 PROBLEMS REGARDING NATIONAL DEFENSE ARE BEGINNING TO
ARISE 200 IT IS A CASE OF A SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE 207 ELEVEN: ONE
OF THE PITIES OF THE PRESENT WAR TIME 211 BOB NEEDS HOWARD MORE
DESPERATELY THAN EVER 212 THE UNIVERSITY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY
RESIGNATION 217 VERGE, L TUNGSWAFFE 221 ALMOST SINGLE-HANDED, DR.
GODDARD DEVELOPED ROCKETRY 228 I WE1. VE: WE HAVE COLLABORATED IN
SERVING BOB S MEMORY 233 THE PATENTS WERE MY PRIMARY GOAL 234 EVERYTHING
IN OUR POWER TO INFORM THE PUBLIC 242 THERE ARE STILL SOME TAG ENDS TO
DO FOR BOB 247 HE TOOK HIMSELF TOO SERIOUSLY 253 X CONTENTS EPILOGUE:
INTO FIELDS OF THE IMMORTALS 255 NOTES 261 BIBLIOGRAPHY 299 INDEX 317
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