Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
September 5, 1857 –September 19, 1935
Military flight engineer, Mathematician, Inventor, Writer, Science fiction writer, Physicist
Lived 78 years
- Born in
- Izhevskoe
- Passed away in
- Kaluga
Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (; Russian: Константи́н Эдуа́рдович Циолко́вский Russian pronunciation: [kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ɪdʊˈardəvʲɪtɕ tsɨɐlˈkofskʲɪj] ; 17 September [O.S. 5 September] 1857 – 19 September 1935) was a Russian rocket scientist who pioneered astronautics. Along with Hermann Oberth and Robert H. Goddard, he is one of the pioneers of space flight and the founding father of modern rocketry and astronautics.
His works later inspired Wernher von Braun and leading Soviet rocket engineers Sergei Korolev and Valentin Glushko, who contributed to the success of the Soviet space program.
Tsiolkovsky spent most of his life in a log house on the outskirts of Kaluga, about 150 km (93 mi) southwest of Moscow. A recluse by nature, his unusual habits made him appear eccentric to his fellow townsfolk.
Notable works: Tsiolkovsky rocket equation Awards: Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, Order of Saint Anna, International Space Hall of Fame Education: Vyatka men's gymnasium
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