Robert H. Goddard - Education and Early Studies

Education and Early Studies

It has often proved true that the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.

“ ” Robert Goddard, On Taking Things for Granted, 1904.

The young Goddard was a thin and frail boy, almost always in fragile health. He suffered from stomach problems, colds and bronchitis, and fell two years behind his classmates. He became a voracious reader, regularly visiting the local public library to borrow books on the physical sciences.

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