Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (Russian: Константин Эдуардович Циолковский; 1857 – 1935) was a Russian scientist in service to both the autocratic Tsars and their Soviet successors.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Career[edit | edit source]
In 1911, Tsiolkovsky published the second part of the work Exploration of Outer Space by Means of Rocket Devices,[1] in it writing "The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever." in regards to the possibility of outer-space travel.[2]
In 1928, he wrote a book entitled The Will of the Universe, in which he propounded a philosophy of panpsychism.[3]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
In 1998, Tsiolkovsky's quote about the cradle of humanity was heard by Daniel Cross in a hallucination brought on by the Bleeding Effect and a withdrawal from his psychiatric medication.[2]
By 2000, a copy of his philosophical book The Will of the Universe resided in the Mentor's Dubai facility.[3]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: The Fall (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: The Fall – Issue #02
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: The Fall – Issue #03