On October 4, 1957, as "Leave It to Beaver" premiered on American television, the Soviet Union launched the first man-made object into space-a 184-pound satellite carrying only a radio transmitter. While Sputnik I immediately shocked the world, its long-term impact was even greater, for it profoundly changed the shape of the twentieth century. Paul Dickson chronicles the dramatic events and developments leading up to and emanating from Sputnik's launch. Supported by groundbreaking original research and many recently declassified documents, "Sputnik" offers a fascinating profile of the early American and Soviet space programs and a strikingly revised picture of the politics and personalities-President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Wernher von Braun, and many others-behind the fa ade of America's fledgling efforts to get into space. Sputnik directly or indirectly influenced nearly every aspect of American life, from the demise of the suddenly superfluous tailfin and an immediate shift toward science in the classroom to the arms race that defined the Cold War, the competition to reach the moon, and the birth of the Internet.

zlib/no-category/Paul Dickson [Dickson, Paul]/Sputnik_13520306.epub

Paul Dickson; OverDrive, Inc

Walker Publishing Company, Inc

Bloomsbury Publishing Usa

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Place of publication not identified, 2009

United States, United States of America

New York, 2009

On October 4, 1957, As Leave It To Beaver Premiered On American Television, The Soviet Union Launched The First Man-made Object Into Space-a 184-pound Satellite Carrying Only A Radio Transmitter. While Sputnik I Immediately Shocked The World, Its Long-term Impact Was Even Greater, For It Profoundly Changed The Shape Of The Twentieth Century. Paul Dickson Chronicles The Dramatic Events And Developments Leading Up To And Emanating From Sputnik's Launch. Supported By Groundbreaking Original Research And Many Recently Declassified Documents, Sputnik Offers A Fascinating Profile Of The Early American And Soviet Space Programs And A Strikingly Revised Picture Of The Politics And Personalities-president Dwight D. Eisenhower, Wernher Von Braun, And Many Others-behind The Façade Of America's Fledgling Efforts To Get Into Space. Sputnik Directly Or Indirectly Influenced Nearly Every Aspect Of American Life, From The Demise Of The Suddenly Superfluous Tailfin And An Immediate Shift Toward Science In The Classroom To The Arms Race That Defined The Cold War, The Competition To Reach The Moon, And The Birth Of The Internet.

On October 4, 1957, as Leave It to Beaver premiered on American television, the Soviet Union launched the first man-made object into space-a 184-pound satellite carrying only a radio transmitter. While Sputnik I immediately shocked the world, its long-term impact was even greater, for it profoundly changed the shape of the twentieth century. Paul Dickson chronicles the dramatic events and developments leading up to and emanating from Sputnik's launch. Supported by groundbreaking original research and many recently declassified documents, Sputnik offers a fascinating profile of the early American and Soviet space programs and a strikingly revised picture of the politics and personalities-President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Wernher von Braun, and many others-behind the facade of America's fledgling efforts to get into space. Sputnik directly or indirectly influenced nearly every aspect of American life, from the demise of the suddenly superfluous tailfin and an immediate shift toward science in the classroom to the arms race that defined the Cold War, the competition to reach the moon, and the birth of the Internet

The behind-the-scenes story of the fierce battles on Earth that launched the superpowers into space. On 4 October 1957, at the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union secretly launched Sputnik, Earth's first artificial moon. Powered by a car battery, it passed over the stunned American continent once every 101 minutes and propelled the USSR from backward state to superpower and pioneer of the Space Age. This is the pulse-racing story of a time when two nations and ideologies were pitted against each other in a quest that laid the foundations of the modern technological world

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

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