“I am still learning.” – Michelangelo (at 87 years old)Mar 16, 2026“Self-defense is Nature’s eldest law.” – John DrydenMar 15, 2026“The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.” – Pamela Hansford JohnsonMar 14, 2026“A good decision is based on knowledge, and not on numbers.” – PlatoMar 13, 2026“One forgives to the degree that one loves.” – Francois de La Rochefoucauld Mar 12, 2026
100 years ago today, Dr. Robert Goddard launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, after building it himself. The New England physics professor, engineer, and...
100 years ago today, Dr. Robert Goddard launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, after building it himself. The New England physics professor, engineer, and inventor is credited with ushering in the era of space flight, but after he asserted in 1920 that rockets could be used to send payloads to the Moon, he was thought to be absurd and mocked by the press, which called him “Moon Man.” LEARNmore... (1926)
