Robert had retired perhaps eight years ago and had turned one of his many hobbies into a fulltime thing -- high powered amateur rocketry. Below I've reprised links and quotes regarding his rocket work, and (the reason this is a Velikovsky ping) a link to his book on Velikovsky's chronology revision. I'll be changing my Amazon profile to reflect his decease, as I've been referring people directly to him (via email) when they've wanted to buy one of his remaining copies of the V book. As he said, "it's a good book".
Rest in peace, old bud'. Glad you were right at it right to the end. Sorry I never got to meet you in person.
The Sacramento L5 Society website still shows Robert as its president.Badly burned rocket hobbyist diesSACRAMENTO - A man severely burned while building small rockets in his Antelope garage earlier this month died Wednesday night in UC Davis Medical Center, authorities said.
by Elizabeth Hume
Sacramento Bee Staff Writer
Friday, April 21, 2006
Robert Wayne Compton, 62, was in his garage on Grey Livery Way when the fire started about 7:30 p.m. April 9. The fire was quickly put out, but Compton was severely burned, Sacramento Metro Fire District officials said.
Compton was transported to the Medical Center with burns over more than 30 percent of his body.
An investigation indicated Compton was distilling hydrogen peroxide just before the blaze, district spokesman Engineer Christian Pebbles said.Static Test of Hydrogen Peroxide Kerosene Motor"Our present plan for the coming year is to develop an 8'' diameter 500 lb/sec throttleable regeneratively cooled motor. The performance of the H2O2/kerosene motors is not trivial producing the highest density impulse of any usable oxidizer/fuel combination. We hope this report will encourage further development among amateur rocket designers."
by Robert Compton
A guide to Immanuel Velikovsky's
Reconstruction of Ancient History:
1550 to 300 BC
by Robert W Compton
Design notes log, G.O.D. (another title)
