Sputnik
Subtitle: the shock of the century
By: Paul Dickson
Publisher: Walker Pub.
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780802713650
Subjects: Politics and government; Public opinion; Astronautics and state; Sputnik satellites; Sputnik; Political aspects; Russian Artificial satellites; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-293) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Sputnik night; title: Gravity fighters; title: Vengeance rocket; title: An open sky; title: The birth of Sputnik; title: Red Monday; title: Dog days; title: American birds; title: Ike scores; title: Sputnik's legacy; title: Epilogue.