Eisenhower's Sputnik moment : the race for space and world prestige /

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"In a critical Cold War moment, Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency suddenly changed when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first satellite. What Ike called "a small ball" became a source of Russian pride and propaganda, and it wounded him politically, as critics...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mieczkowski, Yanek (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969
Eisenhower, Dwight D. > 1890-1969
DJ Sputnik
Eisenhower, Dwight D., > 1890-1969.
1953-1961
Artificial satellites, Russian > Political aspects > United States.
Sputnik satellites > History.
Astronautics and state > United States > History.
Satellites artificiels russes > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Spoutnik > Histoire.
Astronautique > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire.
55.61 history of space flight.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Astronautics and state
Politics and government
Sputnik satellites
Raumfahrtpolitik
Spoetnik.
Ruimtevaart.
United States > Politics and government > 1953-1961.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1953-1961.
United States
Verenigde Staten.
Electronic book.
History
Online Access:Texto completo

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