Which US official coined the phrase "Rocket Mail"?
What was the actual name of the technology?
Finally, on what date was the first and last official use of the technology?
Must answer all three correctly to get full ten points.
2007-02-12 08:09:37 · 2 answers · asked by D S 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
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2007-02-13 09:47:29 · update #1
1. Rocket mail was coined by US Postmaster General Arthur E Summerfield, who stated, after sending one to President Dwight D Eisenhower "We stand on the threshold of rocket mail".
2. The actual technology is called astrophilately, a specialty of aerophilately or the study of airmail
3. This is still being studied, and used, to date. The first recorded use was July 31, 1934 in the United Kingdom, which exploded..
2007-02-12 09:13:47 · answer #1 · answered by bensbabe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. Gerhard Zucker or Stephen Smith, a Secretary of the Indian Airmail Society
2. astrophilately.
3. around 1930-1978
2007-02-12 20:36:01 · answer #2 · answered by agent_starfire 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋