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Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovskii

Russian and soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory (1857-1935).

Born September 17th, 1857 in Izhevskoe. [ref]

Died September 19th, 1935 at 78 years old in Kaluga. [ref]

Occupations
aerospace engineer, astronomer, cosmologist, inventor, mathematician, philosopher, physicist, science fiction writer, scientist, teacher, writer

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity. Lucius Annaeus Seneca