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100 1 _aMieczkowski, Yanek.
245 1 0 _aEisenhower's Sputnik Moment :
_bThe Race for Space and World Prestige.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aIthaca :
_bCornell University Press,
_c2013.
264 4 _c©2013.
300 _a1 online resource (369 pages)
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aIntro -- Contents -- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part One: Sputnik -- 1. What Was the Sputnik "Panic"? -- 2. "The Most Fateful Decision of His Presidency" -- 3. Eisenhower's Reaction to Sputnik -- 4. Eisenhower's Principles -- Part Two: Setbacks -- 5. Cheerleader-in-Chief -- 6. "Gloom, Gloom, Gloom" -- 7. Space Highs, Economic Lows -- 8. Eisenhower's Rival -- 9. "Radical Moves" -- 10. Order from Chaos -- 11. Defeat and a SCORE -- 12. Priorities and Prestige -- Part Three: Space -- 13. Satellites, Saturn, Spacemen -- 14. Voyages, Mirages, Images -- 15. Space, Prestige, and the 1960 Race -- 16. Eisenhower versus Kennedy -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
520 _aNo detailed description available for "Eisenhower's Sputnik Moment".
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aEisenhower, Dwight D. -- (Dwight David), -- 1890-1969.
650 0 _aArtificial satellites, Russian -- Political aspects -- United States.
650 0 _aSputnik satellites -- History.
650 0 _aAstronautics and state -- United States -- History.
650 0 _aUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aMieczkowski, Yanek
_tEisenhower's Sputnik Moment
_dIthaca : Cornell University Press,c2013
_z9780801451508
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3138432
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