Robert Hutchings Goddard Library
With nearly half a million books, periodicals, and research materials, and four floors of quiet study and research spaces, the Robert Hutchings Goddard Library — named for the Clark physicist known as the father of the space age — is the center of academic life at Clark. On the first floor, you’ll find the Academic Commons, a bustling area for group study or catching up with friends, as well as the ITS Help Desk, Archives and Special Collections, the Office of Academic Support, the Writing Center, quiet study lounges, a computer lab, and a cafe.
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Clark History: Let's Rocket
🚀 Clark History: Let's Rocket
Who is Robert Goddard?
Physics professor and Clark alumnus Robert Hutchings Goddard conducted his pioneering rocketry research in Clark laboratories. In 1926, he launched a liquid-fueled rocket on his aunt's farm in Auburn, Mass., earning him the moniker "Father of Modern Rocketry." Without his research, space exploration would not be possible.
Goddard Library opened on campus in May 1969. Buzz Aldrin, son of a Clark alumnus and soon-to-be one of the first men on the moon, participated in the ribbon cutting.
Goddard Library opened on campus in May 1969. Buzz Aldrin, son of a Clark alumnus and soon-to-be one of the first men on the moon, participated in the ribbon cutting.
