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Sputnik : the shock of the century
- Title
- Sputnik : the shock of the century / Paul Dickson.
- Author
- Dickson, Paul.
- Publication
- New York : Walker Pub., 2001.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | TL796.5.S652 S664 2001 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 310 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- Documents the personal and political events surrounding the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 and provides a glimpse into the lives of the people responsible for creating the first man-made object in space.
- Subjects
- United States
- 1900-1999
- History
- United States > Politics and government > 20th century
- RUSSIAN FEDERATION
- Sputnik satellites > History
- Astronautics and state > United States > Public opinion
- Artificial satellites, Russian > Political aspects
- UNITED STATES
- GOVERNMENTS
- POLITICS
- RUSSIAN SPACE PROGRAM
- ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
- SPUTNIK SATELLITES
- Sputnik
- Politics and government
- Astronautics and state > Public opinion
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-293) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Sputnik night -- Gravity fighters -- Vengeance rocket -- An open sky -- The birth of Sputnik -- Red Monday -- Dog days -- American birds -- Ike scores -- Sputnik's legacy -- Epilogue.
- ISBN
- 0802713653
- 9780802713650
- LCCN
- 2001026156
- OCLC
- ocm46732394
- 46732394
- SCSB-1231749
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library