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the shock of the century

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An edition of Sputnik (2001)

Sputnik

the shock of the century

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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.

Publish Date
Publisher
Walker Pub.
Language
English
Pages
310

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Sputnik: the shock of the century
2001, Walker Pub.
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Table of Contents

Introduction
Sputnik night
Gravity fighters
Vengeance rocket
An open sky
The birth of Sputnik
Red Monday
Dog days
American birds
Ike scores
Sputnik's legacy
Epilogue.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-293) and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
629.46/0947
Library of Congress
TL796.5.S652 S664 2001

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
310 p. :
Number of pages
310

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24754622M
ISBN 10
0802713653
ISBN 13
9780802713650
LCCN
2001026156
OCLC/WorldCat
46732394

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL15845292W

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