Robert H. Goddard

thumb|Robert H. Goddard Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945) was an American physicist, inventor, and engineer credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which was successfully launched on March 16, 1926. By 1915 his pioneering work had dramatically improved the efficiency of the solid-fueled rocket, signaling the era of the modern rocket and innovation. About Goddard Robert H. Goddard, the father of American rocketry, built the first liquid-fueled rocket because he’d read H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds when he was a teen and wanted to know if we really could go to Mars. David Baron, External links Category:1882 births Category:1945 deaths Category:Physicists from the United States Category:Engineers from the United States Category:Inventors