Who was Dr. Goddard’s wife?
By filming and photographing Robert Goddard’s rocketry work, Esther Goddard played an important roll in documenting his research. In addition, after his death, she worked tirelessly at keeping alive the memory of his groundbreaking research. Esther Christine Kisk was born on March 31, 1901 in Worcester, MA. After graduating from South High School in Worcester and attending Bates College, she became the secretary of Clark University’s president, which is how she met Dr. Goddard. They were married on June 21, 1924. After their marriage, Esther devoted her time to helping her husband record his research. While he worked for the navy during the Second World War, she attended Johns Hopkins University and finished her undergraduate degree there in 1945. After he died, she finished the patenting of his inventions, helped with the publishing of some of his writings, and further publicized his work. She also earned a master’s degree from Clark University in 1951, was a trustee of it from 1964 t
