Reconsidering Sputnik (Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine)

Launius, Roger D. [Editor]; Logsdon, John M. [Editor]; Smith, Robert W. [Editor];

ISBN 10: 1138012246 / ISBN 13: 9781138012240

Published by U.S. Government, Washington, DC, 1997

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4to - over 9. This is the ORIGINAL 1997 plastic-comb binding paperback used by attendees to the 1997 symposium in Washington, DC, not the later Routledge printing. This book would have been used by a NASA scientist AT the symposium itself.Black plastid comb binding. Illustrated light blue and black wraps. Includes schedule of events and divider tabs for subjects discussed at the event. Some bending to tabs, which stick out from the text block.A wonderful piece of 1990s NASA history, actually used at the event. Seller Inventory # 12619

Bibliographic Details

Title: Reconsidering Sputnik (Routledge Studies in ...

Publisher: U.S. Government, Washington, DC

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Like New

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

This book explores Russia's stunning success of ushering in the space age by launching Sputnik and beating the United States into space. It also examines the formation of NASA, the race for human exploration of the moon, the reality of global satellite communications, and a new generation of scientific spacecraft that began exploring the universe. An introductory essay by Pulitzer Prize winner Walter A. McDougall sets the context for Sputnik and its significance at the end of the twentieth century.

Review:

'This well-documented book is...highly recommended for all readers who want a balanced view of historical developments in the space race and its associated politics. All levels.' - W. E. Howard III, formerly, Universities Space Research Association (Choice)