Sputnik : the shock of the century / Paul Dickson.

Author/creator Dickson, Paul
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Walker Pub., 2001.
Description310 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Sputnik night -- Gravity fighters -- Vengeance rocket -- An open sky -- The birth of Sputnik -- Red Monday -- Dog days -- American birds -- Ike scores -- Sputnik's legacy -- Epilogue.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 276-293) and index.
LCCN 2001026156
ISBN0802713653 (alk. paper)