Sputnik
the launch of the space race
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Word Count
77,500 words, Guess
Page Count
310 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivesputniklaunchofs0000dick
- ISBN-101551990873
- ISBN-101551990997
- ISBN-139781551990873
- ISBN-139781551990996
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- Goodreads974081', '2371291
- LibraryThing177214
- Open LibraryOL22461762M
Classifications
- LCCTL796.5.R9 S684 2001
- LCCTL796.5 S652 S68 2001
Description
"On October 4, 1957, as Leave It to Beaver premiered on American television, the Soviet Union launced 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.". "Washington journalist Paul Dickson chronicles the dramatic events and developments leading up to and emanating from Sputnik's launch - a story that can only now be fully told with the recent release of previously classified documents. Sputnik offers a fascinating profile of the early American and Soviet space programs and a strikingly revised picture of politics and personalities behind the facade of America's fledgling efforts to get into space."--BOOK JACKET.
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