9 Quotes & Sayings By Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky was a Russian scientist, engineer, and mathematician who is most famous for his work in rocketry. He proposed the first known theory on rockets that would eventually lead to the development of the space program. He also developed the first known theory on why objects are attracted to one another by using Newton's laws of motion. He developed the concept of "rocket mass ejection" in which a rocket can use its force to propel itself without using propellant Read more

This is also known as the "Tsiolkovsky Rocket Equation".

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The world is desperately imperfect. Even if a quarter of the working people were engrossed in new thoughts and inventions and lived off the others, humanity would still gain tremendously thanks to the constant stream of inventions and intellectual work emerging from this horde of people striving upward. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot live in a cradle forever. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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Man must at all costs overcome the Earth's gravity and have, in reserve, the space at least of the Solar System. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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From the moment of using rocket devices, a great new era will begin in astronomy: the epoch of the more intensive study of the firmament. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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I do not remember how it got into my head to make the first calculations related to rocket. It seems to me the first seeds were planted by famous fantaseour, J. Verne. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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Mankind will not forever remain on Earth but, in the pursuit of light and space, will first timidly emerge from the bounds of the atmosphere and then advance until he has conquered the whole of circumsolar space. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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All the universe is full of the lives of perfect creatures. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky