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"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon
the shoulders of giants." Sir Isaac Newton
 Goddard,
Robert (1822-1945) The American rocket scientist for whom
a NASA Space Flight Center is named
Oberth,
Hermann (1894-1989) The German designer of the V2 rockets
who showed manned spaceflight was possible
Tsiolkovsky,
T. E. (1857-1935) The Russian teacher and rocket scientist
who believed in mankind's ownership of space resources
Verne,
Jules (1828-1905) The French science fiction author who
inspired many space scientists
Von
Braun, Wernher (1912-1977) The German rocket scientist
who pioneered multi-stage flight
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/WON.html
Profiles of women who work for NASA in various
capacities from engineer to technical writer.
http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/discipline.shtml
Short biographies of women scientists, sorted
by discipline.
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/
Profiles of African-American men and women
who made contributions in various fields of science and engineering,
sorted by discipline.
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