Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation
Encyclopedia
The Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation is located at 950 Third Avenue in Manhattan
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New York, NY 10022.
Between 1930 and 1941 the foundation financed Robert H. Goddard
. When the United States government settled a patent lawsuit for infringing the Goddard patent for liquid fuel rockets, that money was awarded to the foundation.
The foundation was terminated on June 30, 2011. The Daniel and Florence Foundation Program on Demography, Technology and Criminal Justice has taken over some of the functions.
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
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New York, NY 10022.
History
The Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation was founded in 1924.Between 1930 and 1941 the foundation financed Robert H. Goddard
Robert H. Goddard
Robert Hutchings Goddard was an American professor, physicist and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which he successfully launched on March 16, 1926...
. When the United States government settled a patent lawsuit for infringing the Goddard patent for liquid fuel rockets, that money was awarded to the foundation.
The foundation was terminated on June 30, 2011. The Daniel and Florence Foundation Program on Demography, Technology and Criminal Justice has taken over some of the functions.