370. ROBERT H. GODDARD (1882-1945) American physicist , a rocketry pioneer who tested the first liquid-fueled rocket and was granted over 200 patents in the science. T.L.S. on his Mescalero Ranch letterhead, 1p. 4to., Roswell, NM, Dec. 7, 1941 [the day Pearl Harbor was attacked], to Dr. Moses Eisenberg in Roxbury, Mass. Goddard sends his signature, mentioning his fondness for Boston and listing the schools he attended in Roxbury. Lightly toned at top margin, else very good. Matted with a photo and brass plaque, set into a wood frame. $500-700