Robert Goddard was lampooned by the press and ignored by scientists when he published what is now regarded as one of the [rocket science] field’s foundational texts: A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes.
![Robert Goddard was lampooned by the press and ignored by scientists when he published what is now regarded as one of the [rocket science] field’s foundational texts: A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzgsatABdm1qzzwb5o1_1280.jpg)
