Reconsidering Sputnik

Forty Years Since the Soviet Satellite

AvRoger D. Lanius,John M. Logsdon

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

Del i serien Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine

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Beskrivning

This book explores Russia's stunning success of ushering in the space age by launching Sputnik and beating the United States into space. It also examines the formation of NASA, the race for human exploration of the moon, the reality of global satellite communications, and a new generation of scientific spacecraft that began exploring the universe. An introductory essay by Pulitzer Prize winner Walter A. McDougall sets the context for Sputnik and its significance at the end of the twentieth century.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-12-23
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt:860 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Antal sidor:464
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138012240

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"This well-documented book is...highly recommended for all readers who want a balanced view of historical developments in the space race and its associated politics. All levels." - W. E. Howard III, formerly, Universities Space Research Association (Choice)"Fascinating even outside its space context....Sufficiently different and unique to warrant attention....This well-documented book is presented in three parts....Particularly interesting is an excellent 23-page epilogue by G.P. Hastedt....Highly recommended for all readers who want a balanced view of historical developments in the space race and its associated politics."

Innehållsförteckning

Walter A. McDougall Introduction: Was Sputnik Really a Saltation?Part 1: Roger D. Launius Space Flight in the Soviet UnionPart 2: Robert W. Smith A Setting for the International Geophysical YearPart 3: Ramifications and ReactionsGlenn P. Hastedt Epilogue: Sputnik and Technological Surprise

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