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Title:
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Eisenhower's Sputnik moment : the race for space and world prestige /
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Authors:
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Yanek Mieczkowski, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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[S.l.] : Cornell University Press, 2013
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-0-8014-5150-8
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Format:
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viii, 358 p. / ill. / 25 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-344) and index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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TL789.8.U5
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Subjects:
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Artificial satellites, Russian--Political aspects
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Astronautics and state--United States--History
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Sputnik satellites--History
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United States--Politics and government--1953-1961
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Description:
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Contents note:
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What was the Sputnik "panic"? -- The most fateful decision of his presidency? -- Eisenhower's reaction to Sputnik -- Space and Eisenhower's principles -- Cheerleader-in-chief -- Gloom, gloom, gloom -- High in space, low on earth -- Eisenhower's rival -- Radical moves -- Order from chaos -- Defeat and a score -- Priorities versus prestige -- Satellites, Saturn, spacemen -- Voyages, images, mirages -- Space and prestige in the 1960 race -- Eisenhower versus Kennedy
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Format :
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In print
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