On March 16, 1926, the physicist Robert Goddard successfully launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. This historic event occurred at a somewhat unlikely location: his aunt’s farm in rural Auburn, Massachusetts.
Kevin Schindler and Charles Slatkin’s new book highlights how Massachusetts shaped Goddard’s life experiences. Released as part of Arcadia Publishing’s “Images of America” series, this book taps into an extraordinary quantity of rarely seen photographs that document Goddard’s life from childhood to international scientific fame.
