Sputnik and the space race
(2018)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC, 2018
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DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781502627223 (electronic bk.) MWT12170549, 1502627221 (electronic bk.) 12170549
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
In the late 1950s, space became the new source of conflict for the United States and the Soviet Union. The world changed in 1957 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik. The world's first satellite, Sputnik prompted advances in science and technology. Each side was determined to demonstrate technological acumen and military prowess through the ultimate space race. This book explores how technological power was used in the fight for political dominance
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