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Brielle F

Robert Goddard : Feature Articles - 0 views

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  • In 1914, Goddard received two U.S. patents, one for a rocket that used liquid fuel, the other for a two- or three-stage rocket using solid fuel. At his own expense, he began to make systematic studies about propulsion provided by various types of gunpowder. This work resulted in his classic study in 1916 requesting funds from the Smithsonian Institution to continue his research. This was published along with his subsequent research in the Smithsonian Miscellaneous Publication No. 2540 (January 1920) entitled "A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes." In this treatise, he detailed a search for methods of raising weather-recording instruments higher than sounding balloons.
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    Robert H. Goddard. Blue prints of rocket on page
Ivy A

Timeline . Riding the Rails . American Experience . WGBH | PBS - 2 views

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    Timeline of the Great Depression
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Letter from Albert Einstein to FDR, 8/2/39 . Truman . WGBH American Experience | PBS - 1 views

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    Einstein Writes a Letter to FDR About Building an Atomic Bomb
Nick B

Happy Birthday, Chuck Yeager, American Pioneer of Flight - 0 views

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  • Born on Feb. 13, 1923, and raised in the hills of West Virginia near the town of Myra, Charles “Chuck” Yeager entered military service as soon as he could, joining 17 classmates who enlisted after high school graduation to fight in World War II.
  • Breaking the Sound Barrier
  • Assigned to a host of test flights, Yeager was soon selected as pilot during the Air Force’s attempt to break the sound barrier; he would fly a super-sonic plane called the X-1, nicknamed Glamorous Glennis in honor of his wife. Rocket-like and so tight and compact that it had to be dropped from a cargo plane to conserve fuel, the X-1 was the United States’s chance to top Mach 1.
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  • Pushing the plane to Mach 1.05, Yeager witnessed the sky turn a “deep purple and all at once the stars and the moon came out—the sun shone at the same time. … He was simply looking out into space,” according to Tom Wolfe’s “The Right Stuff,” chronicling America’s race for space exploration.
  • Recognized within the Air Force for his achievements, it was not until Tom Wolfe’s book was published in 1979, and the movie version was released in 1983, that Yeager’s name became internationally known.
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    This website talks about Chuck Yeager's history and his famous accomplishments, like breaking the sound barrier. 
Brielle F

Featured Document: The 19th Amendment - 0 views

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  • women worked tirelessly
  • More public tactics included parades, silent vigils, and hunger strikes. Supporters were heckled, jailed, and sometimes physically abused.
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    19th amendment info.
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