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Eisenhower's Sputnik moment [[electronic resource] ] : the race for space and world prestige / / Yanek Mieczkowski
| Eisenhower's Sputnik moment [[electronic resource] ] : the race for space and world prestige / / Yanek Mieczkowski |
| Autore | Mieczkowski Yanek |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina | 973.921092 |
| Soggetto topico |
Artificial satellites, Russian - Political aspects - United States
Sputnik satellites - History Astronautics and state - United States - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-8014-6792-6
0-8014-6793-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452770103321 |
Mieczkowski Yanek
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| Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Eisenhower's Sputnik moment [[electronic resource] ] : the race for space and world prestige / / Yanek Mieczkowski
| Eisenhower's Sputnik moment [[electronic resource] ] : the race for space and world prestige / / Yanek Mieczkowski |
| Autore | Mieczkowski Yanek |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina | 973.921092 |
| Soggetto topico |
Artificial satellites, Russian - Political aspects - United States
Sputnik satellites - History Astronautics and state - United States - History |
| ISBN |
0-8014-6792-6
0-8014-6793-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779674703321 |
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Mieczkowski Yanek
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| Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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