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Archives and Special Collections

Dr. Robert Hutchings Goddard

Click here to access a digital collection of Dr. Goddard's diaries, notebooks and other important documents.

Dr. Robert H. Goddard (October 5, 1882 - August 10, 1945) is best known for being the father of modern rocketry. Because of his pioneering theoretical and experimental research, Dr. Goddard created many techniques that are still used in rockets.

This site about Dr. Goddard contains over a dozen web pages. Use the Additional Resources menu to the right to access these pages. The pages include drawings of rockets, lists of published items written by and about him, photos of his diary, and other information about him. We hope that you find these pages interesting and useful.

The Dr. Robert H. Goddard Collection is housed in the Archives and Special Collections area of Clark University's Robert H. Goddard Library.  The Robert Goddard Exhibition is on the 2nd Floor of the library.

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Additional Resources
Robert H. Goddard Home Page
Finding Aid for the Robert H. Goddard Collection
Articles Written by Dr. Goddard
FAQs about Dr. Goddard
Other Sources for Information about Dr. Goddard
Dr. Goddard's Diary: March 16, 1926
1926: First Liquid-Fueled Rocket
Drawing of Rocket L-13
Drawing of A Series Rocket
Goddard Time Capsule

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