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Autore |
Divine Robert A |
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Titolo |
The Sputnik challenge / / Robert A. Divine |
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New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1993 |
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©1993 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-992334-5 |
0-19-993816-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xviii,245p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Artificial satellites - Social aspects - United States |
United States Politics and government 1953-1961 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study deals with the major controversy of President Eisenhower's second term of office: the Soviets' successful launching of Sputnik, which set off a long period of public anxiety over the quality of American strategic, technological and educational programmes. |
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