Robert H. Goddard
Robert H. Goddard
Robert Hutchings Goddardwas an American engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which he successfully launched on March 16, 1926 ushering in an era of space flight and innovation. Goddard and his team launched 34 rockets between 1926 and 1941, achieving altitudes as high as 2.6 kmand speeds as fast as 885 km/h...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth5 October 1882
CountryUnited States of America
It is not a simple matter to differentiate unsuccessful from successful experiments. . . .[Most] work that is finally successful is the result of a series of unsuccessful tests in which difficulties are gradually eliminated.
The only barrier to human development is ignorance, and this is not insurmountable.
Every vision is a joke until the first man accomplishes it; once realized, it becomes commonplace.
Set goals, challenge yourself, and achieve them. Live a healthy life...and make every moment count. Rise above the obstacles, and focus on the positive.
No matter how much progress one makes, there is always the thrill of just beginning.
It is difficult to say what is impossible
The reason many people fail is not for lack of vision but for lack of resolve and resolve is born out of counting the cost.
The dreams of yesterday are the hopes of today and the reality of tomorrow.
How many more years I shall be able to work on the problem I do not know; I hope, as long as I live. There can be no thought of finishing, for 'aiming at the stars' both literally and figuratively, is a problem to occupy generations, so that no matter how much progress one makes, there is always the thrill of just beginning.