Eisenhower's Sputnik Moment

Eisenhower s Sputnik Moment: The Race for Space and World Prestige Mieczkowski Yanek Wydawca: Cornell University Press Data wydania: 2013 ISBN: 9780801451508 Liczba stron: 368 Format: 165 x 237 x 29 Rodzaj oprawy: Hardback Opis produktu: 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 charged that he responded sluggishly to the challenge of space...