Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

"It was one of the quiet, colorful afternoons of sheer beauty which we have in October in New England, and as I looked toward the fields at the east, I imagined how wonderful it would be to make some device which had even the possibility of ascending to Mars, and how it would look on a small scale, if sent up from the meadow at my feet. [...] In any event, I was a different boy when I descended the tree from when I ascended, for existence at last seemed very purposive." -- Robert Goddard (b. 1882-10-05, d. 1945-08-10)

[First flight of a liquid-fueled rocket: 1926-03-16]