Goddard
Encyclopedia
Places
In the United States:- Goddard, Alaska
- Goddard, KansasGoddard, KansasGoddard is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. Part of the Wichita metropolitan area, it is a suburb of Wichita, Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,344.-History:...
- Goddard, MarylandGoddard, MarylandGoddard is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,554 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Goddard is located at ....
- Goddard Memorial State Park, Warwick, Rhode Island
- Goddard CollegeGoddard CollegeGoddard College is a private, liberal arts college located in Plainfield, Vermont, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Goddard College currently operates on an intensive low-residency model...
, a private college in Plainfield, Vermont - Maurice K. Goddard State ParkMaurice K. Goddard State ParkMaurice K. Goddard State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Deer Creek, Mill Creek, New Vernon and Sandy Lake Townships, Mercer County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It features natural beauty, wildlife, waterways and public recreational facilities. Lake Wilhelm shares its shorelines with...
, New Vernon Township, Pennsylvania - Homer, IndianaHomer, IndianaHomer is an unincorporated community in central Walker Township, Rush County, Indiana, United States. It lies along State Road 44 west-southwest of the city of Rushville, the county seat of Rush County. Its elevation is 935 feet , and it is located at...
, also known as Goddard - The Goddard School Springfield, MO
People
Surname- Goddard familyGoddard familyThe Goddard family were a prominent landed family chiefly living in the northern region of the English counties of Wiltshire and Hampshire and the western part of Berkshire, between the Tudor period and the late modern era....
- Adam AntAdam AntAdam Ant is an English musician who gained popularity as the lead singer of New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring ten UK top ten hits between 1980 and 1983, including three No.1s...
(born Stuart Leslie Goddard, 1954), British pop singer - Alexa GoddardAlexa GoddardAlexa Goddard is an English pop and R&B singer from Blackwater, Hampshire. Born in Camberley, Surrey, Goddard attended Yateley School before being spotted singing at a talent contest at the age of 14...
(born 1988), British R&B singer - Anna-Marie Goddard (born 1970), Dutch-born model for adult publications
- Brendon GoddardBrendon GoddardBrendon James Goddard is an Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League...
(born 1985), Australian rules footballAustralian rules footballAustralian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er - Charles W. GoddardCharles W. GoddardCharles William Goddard was a playwright and screenwriter.Goddard began writing Broadway plays before turning to film, adapting a number of his stage works to film. He wrote the script for the Pathé Freres film The Exploits of Elaine, which has been selected for preservation in the United States...
(1879–1951), American playwright and screenwriter - Cliff GoddardCliff GoddardCliff Goddard is professor in linguistics at Griffith University, Australia.He is, with Anna Wierzbicka, a leading proponent of the Natural semantic metalanguage approach to linguistic analysis....
, Australian professor in linguistics - Dick GoddardDick GoddardRichard D. "Dick" Goddard is an American television meteorologist, author, cartoonist, and animal activist. For over four decades, he has served as the evening meteorologist at WJW , the Fox Broadcasting Company-affiliated television station in Cleveland, Ohio...
(born 1931), meteorologist at WJW-TV in Cleveland - F. Norton GoddardF. Norton GoddardFrederick Norton Goddard was a Republican Party politician from New York City.-Biography:...
, New York City Republican politician, c. 1900 - Geoff GoddardGeoff GoddardGeoff Goddard was an English songwriter. Working for Joe Meek in the early 1960s, he wrote songs for Heinz, Mike Berry, Gerry Temple, The Tornados, Kenny Hollywood, The Outlaws, Freddie Starr, Screaming Lord Sutch, Gunilla Thorne, The Ramblers, Carter-Lewis and the Southerners and John...
(1938–2000), English musician and songwriter - George 'Sonny' GoddardGeorge 'Sonny' GoddardGeorge 'Sonny' Goddard was a Steel Pan enthusiast and President of the Steelband Association. George Goddard is still recognised for his work with the steelpan.-Person:...
, former president of the Steelband Association and enthusiast - George William GoddardGeorge William GoddardGeorge William Goddard was a United States Air Force Brigadier General, and a pioneer in aerial photography.-Early life:...
(1889–1987), aerial photography pioneer - Henry H. GoddardHenry H. GoddardHenry Herbert Goddard was a prominent American psychologist and eugenicist in the early 20th century...
(1866–1957), prominent American psychologist and eugenicist - Hope Goddard IselinHope Goddard IselinHope Goddard Iselin was an American sportswoman who was the first woman to compete as a crew member in the America's Cup yacht race. She also owned thoroughbred racehorses....
(1868–1970), American sportswoman - Ives GoddardIves GoddardRobert Hale Ives Goddard, III is curator emeritus in the Department of Anthropology of the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution. He is widely considered the leading expert on the Algonquian languages and the larger Algic language family.-Early life and education:Ives...
(1941–), American linguist - Jamie GoddardJamie GoddardJamie Goddard is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played club football for the Gold Coast Seagulls/Chargers, the North Sydney Bears and the Northern Eagles...
, Australian rugby league footballer - Jordan GoddardJordan GoddardJordan Goddard is an association footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bristol Rovers.-Club career:Although still an apprentice and an under-18 squad member, he made his debut for the first team on 12 November 2011 in an FA Cup first round match against Corby Town...
, English footballer - Liza GoddardLiza GoddardLiza Goddard is an English television and stage actress best known for her work in the 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:Goddard was born in Smethwick, West Midlands, England...
(born 1950), British television presenter - Nichola GoddardNichola GoddardCaptain Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard, MSM was the first female Canadian combat soldier killed in combat, and the 16th Canadian soldier killed in Canadian operations in Afghanistan.-Profile:...
(1980–2006), Canadian army captain who was killed during Canadian operations in Afghanistan - Paul GoddardPaul GoddardPaul Goddard is a former professional footballer and football manager.During his playing career, he gained caps for England U21s and earned a single full cap for the England team against Iceland in June 1982...
(born 1959), English footballer - Paulette GoddardPaulette GoddardPaulette Goddard was an American film and theatre actress. A former child fashion model and in several Broadway productions as Ziegfeld Girl, she was a major star of the Paramount Studio in the 1940s. She was married to several notable men, including Charlie Chaplin, Burgess Meredith, and Erich...
(1911–1990), American actress - Peter Goddard (physicist) (born 1945), British mathematical physicist
- Peter Goddard (motorcycle racer)Peter Goddard (motorcycle racer)Peter Goddard was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He resides in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Riding motorcycles since the age of 5, Goddard started his racing career on dirt tracks before making his debut on road circuits at Oran Park Raceway in 1984.- Dirt Track Racing Career...
(born 1964), Australian motorcycle road racer. - Pliny Earle GoddardPliny Earle GoddardPliny Earle Goddard was a linguist and ethnologist of American languages.-References:*...
, early American linguist - Rayner Goddard, Baron GoddardRayner Goddard, Baron GoddardRayner Goddard, Baron Goddard was Lord Chief Justice of England from 1946 to 1958 and known for his strict sentencing and conservative views. He was nicknamed the 'Tiger' and "Justice-in-a-jiffy" for his no-nonsense manner...
(1877–1971), former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales - Robert Goddard (novelist)Robert Goddard (novelist)Robert Francis Goddard is a British novelist.-Life and career:Goddard was educated at Wallisdean County Junior School and Price's Grammar School in Fareham before going on to study history at the University of Cambridge...
(born 1954), British novelist - Robert H. GoddardRobert H. GoddardRobert Hutchings Goddard was an American professor, physicist and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which he successfully launched on March 16, 1926...
(1882–1945), "the father of modern US rocketry" - Robert Hale Ives GoddardRobert Hale Ives GoddardRobert Hale Ives Goddard was a prominent banker, industrialist, U.S. Army officer, state senator and philanthropist.-Biography:...
(1837–1916), industrialist and Rhode Island politician - Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr.Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr.Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr. was an American politician and the 12th Governor of Arizona, serving from January 1965 till January 1967...
(1919–2006), 12th Governor of Arizona - Theodore GoddardTheodore GoddardTheodore Goddard was an English law firm based in London. The firm merged with Addleshaw Booth & Co on 1 May 2003 to become Addleshaw Goddard...
, British solicitor to Wallis Simpson during the Edward VIII abdication crisis - Tom GoddardTom GoddardTom Goddard was the fifth highest wicket taker in first-class cricket....
(1900–1966), English cricketer; fifth highest first-class wicket-taker - Trevor GoddardTrevor GoddardTrevor Goddard was an English actor. He played Kano in the first Mortal Kombat movie and Lieutenant Commander Mic Brumby on JAG.-Career:Goddard was born in Croydon, Surrey, England, in 1962...
(1962–2003), actor and former professional boxer - Trevor Goddard (cricketer)Trevor Goddard (cricketer)Trevor Leslie Goddard is a former left-hand cricketer. An all-rounder, he played 41 Test matches for South Africa from 1955 to 1970, captaining them over the 1963-64 season and drawing an encounter with Australia. A left-handed, classically correct opening batsman, he was also a successful swing...
(b. 1931), South African cricketer - Trisha GoddardTrisha GoddardPatricia "Trisha" Goddard is a British television presenter and actress best known for her morning talk show, Trisha Goddard, which is broadcast on a mid morning slot on Channel 5 in the UK. In Australia she is known as a long time presenter of Play School.-Background:Goddard was born in London,...
(born 1957), British television presenter - William GoddardWilliam GoddardWilliam A. Goddard was an engineer for IBM and an American inventor. He earned a degree in physics from Occidental College. Before working in industry, Goddard was a high school science teacher in Los Angeles. He briefly worked in the aerospace industry for North American Aviation, Inc...
, IBM engineer - William Andrew Goddard III, American theoretical chemist
Given name
- Goddard LiebersonGoddard LiebersonGoddard Lieberson was the president of Columbia Records from 1956 to 1971, and from 1973 to 1975. He was also a composer, and studied with George Frederick McKay, at the University of Washington, Seattle....
(1911–1977), former president of Columbia Records
Named for Robert H. Goddard
The following got their names due to Robert H. GoddardRobert H. Goddard
Robert Hutchings Goddard was an American professor, physicist and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which he successfully launched on March 16, 1926...
's pioneering role in rocketry:
- Goddard (crater)Goddard (crater)Goddard is a lunar crater that is located along the eastern limb of the Moon, and so is visible from the edge from Earth. It is best viewed during favorable librations when the orientation of the Moon brings it further into sight. The crater is located in the Mare Marginis, to the northeast of the...
, a lunar crater that is located along the eastern limb of the Moon - The Goddard High Resolution SpectrographGoddard High Resolution SpectrographThe Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph was a spectrograph installed on the Hubble Space Telescope. It was replaced by the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer in 1997.-GHRS facts:...
, a spectrograph installed on the Hubble Space TelescopeHubble Space TelescopeThe Hubble Space Telescope is a space telescope that was carried into orbit by a Space Shuttle in 1990 and remains in operation. A 2.4 meter aperture telescope in low Earth orbit, Hubble's four main instruments observe in the near ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared... - Goddard High SchoolGoddard High School (New Mexico)Robert H. Goddard High School or known as Goddard High School is a public senior high school in Roswell, New Mexico. It is a part of the Roswell Independent School District. Established in 1965, the school is named after Robert Hutchings Goddard. The colors of GHS are: Navy Blue, Columbia Blue and...
, a public high school in Roswell, New MexicoRoswell, New MexicoRoswell is a city in and the county seat of Chaves County in the southeastern quarter of the state of New Mexico, United States. The population was 48,366 at the 2010 census. It is a center for irrigation farming, dairying, ranching, manufacturing, distribution, and petroleum production. It is also... - The Goddard Space Flight CenterGoddard Space Flight CenterThe Goddard Space Flight Center is a major NASA space research laboratory established on May 1, 1959 as NASA's first space flight center. GSFC employs approximately 10,000 civil servants and contractors, and is located approximately northeast of Washington, D.C. in Greenbelt, Maryland, USA. GSFC,...
, a major NASA space science laboratory located in Greenbelt, MarylandGreenbelt, MarylandGreenbelt is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Contained within today's City of Greenbelt is the historic planned community now known locally as "Old Greenbelt" and designated as the Greenbelt Historic District...
- Goddard Institute for Space StudiesGoddard Institute for Space StudiesThe NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies , at Columbia University in New York City, is a component laboratory of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Earth-Sun Exploration Division and a unit of The Earth Institute at Columbia University...
, component laboratory of Goddard Space Flight Center
- Goddard Institute for Space Studies
- Blue Origin GoddardBlue Origin GoddardBlue Origin Goddard is the name of the first development vehicle in the Blue Origin New Shepard program, which flew for the first time on November 13, 2006. Named after rocketry pioneer Robert Goddard, the vehicle is a subscale demonstrator and flew at a 285 ft altitude during its initial flight...
, a private spacecraft which first flew in November 2006 - Version 13 of the popular Linux distribution Fedora (operating system)Fedora (operating system)Fedora is a RPM-based, general purpose collection of software, including an operating system based on the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat...
is named Goddard
Things
- Goddard, a robot dog in the American animated television series, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- The Goddard–Thorn theorem, a mathematical theorem about certain vector spaces
- A goddard is a drinking vessel of stone, akin to the German stein
- The Maine pennyMaine PennyThe Maine penny, also referred to as the Goddard coin, is a Norwegian silver penny dating to the reign of Olaf Kyrre . The Maine State Museum describes it as "the only pre-Columbian Norse artifact generally regarded as genuine found within the United States"...
, also known as the "Goddard coin"