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A carregar... Sputnik: The Shock of the Century (2001)por Paul Dickson
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Reviewed Jan. 2002 Mary got this book for Christmas from Mark and I kept trying to “borrow” it, but she remembered to take it home with her so I purchased this book on First Night 2002 at Bay Books. At the beginning I knew very little about Sputnik, after reading Dickson’s excellent research I am overwhelmed with knowledge, I have no idea that Sputnik was such a big deal. I will be using this book extensively in my upcoming Capstone, “Sputnik a glance back and a look forward”. I know I really enjoyed this book because every time I can find a way to bring the book into a conversation will. Trivial Pursuit watch out! 2-2002 sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
On October 4, 1957, the day Leave It to Beaver premiered on American television, the Soviet Union launched the space age. Sputnik, all of 184 pounds with only a radio transmitter inside its highly polished shell, became the first artificial satellite in space; while it 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 resulting from Sputnik's launch. Supported by groundbreaking, original research and many 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 behind the facade of America's fledgling efforts to get into space. The U.S. public reaction to Sputnik was monumental. In a single weekend, Americans were wrenched out of a mood of national smugness and postwar material comfort. Initial shock at and fear of the Soviets' intentions galvanized the country and swiftly prompted innovative developments that define our world today. Sputnik directly or indirectly influenced nearly every aspect of American life: from 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. By shedding new light on a pivotal era, Dickson expands our knowledge of the world we now inhabit and reminds us that the story of Sputnik goes far beyond technology and the beginning of the space age, and that its implications are still being felt today. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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By this point the main thrust of this book is fairly well-known, in that there was really not much reason for shock about Sputnik, as in scientific circles it was common knowledge that the Soviets were going to attempt to launch a satellite into space, during the so-called International Geophysical Year. What is still not appreciated by many people is that Eisenhower saw a virtue in letting the Soviets go first, as that would be a practical declaration of space being an open commons, and providing an opportunity for a new era of space-based reconnaissance operations. What no one foresaw is that Sputnik, particularly the large Sputnik III, would open the eyes of people to just what Soviet technology was capable of. Not helping matters is that the U.S. Army (patron of Werner von Braun), and its civilian advocates, saw a golden opportunity to wage organizational war on the U.S. Air Force in the never-ending jurisdictional battle over funding and missions, and gain political traction against Eisenhower; can you say "missile gap?"
So, if you're interested in the nuances of the early days of the Space Age, this is still a worthwhile book to read. ( )