'Sputnik: The Shock of the Century'
Fifty years ago, the Soviet Union's launch of the satellite Sputnik sent shock waves through America, sparked the space race and wrenched the U.S. from its post-war smugness.
In his new book, Sputnik: The Shock of a Century, author Paul Dickson chronicles the launch and the profound changes in society that followed.
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