Robert Hutchings Goddard

1 8.0

An American scientist who developed the first successful liquid-fueled rocket

proper noun

: Robert Hutchings Goddard

The first liquid-fueled rocket was successfully launched by Robert Hutchings Goddard in 1926.

Examples

Many consider Robert Hutchings Goddard the father of modern rocketry for his pioneering innovations.
NASA often honors Robert Hutchings Goddard for his significant contributions to space exploration.
The achievements of Robert Hutchings Goddard are celebrated worldwide.
Did Robert Hutchings Goddard really invent the first liquid-fueled rocket?
Many consider Robert Hutchings Goddard the father of modern rocketry for his pioneering innovations.
NASA often honors Robert Hutchings Goddard for his significant contributions to space exploration.
The first liquid-fueled rocket was successfully launched by Robert Hutchings Goddard in 1926.

Synonyms

Robert H. Goddard

vsRobert Hutchings Goddard

1 7.1

An American physicist who developed the first successful liquid-fuel rocket

uses the full middle name instead of an initial

Surface Forms

Robert Hutchings Goddard main

Morphology

Robert + Hutchings + Goddard

This is a personal name (a proper noun) rather than a compositional phrase, so knowing the constituent name tokens ('Robert', 'Hutchings', 'Goddard') does not allow a learner to infer the referent or his biography. Personal names are arbitrary labels and do not transparently convey the meaning 'United States physicist and rocketry pioneer', making the expression opaque to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Robert Hutchings Goddard built and launched the first liquid-fueled rocket in 1926, testing small rockets and proving they could lift off and go into the sky. Because his work made modern rockets possible, people call him the 'father of modern rocketry'.