Beschreibung:
Paul Dickson chronicles the dramatic events and developments leading up to and resulting from the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik.
Introduction 1. Sputnik Night 2. Gravity Fighters 3. Vengeance Rocket 4. An Open Sky 5. The Birth of Sputnik 6. Red Monday 7. Dog Days 8. American Birds 9. Ike Scores 10. Sputnik’s Legacy Epilogue Appendix: Sputnik’s Long, Lexical Orbit Author’s Note, Acknowledgments, and Dedication Notes Bibliography Index