The red rockets' glare : spaceflight and the Soviet imagination, 1857-1957 / Asif A. Siddiqi.
The red rockets' glare : spaceflight and the Soviet imagination, 1857-1957 / Asif A. Siddiqi.
The red rockets' glare : spaceflight and the Soviet imagination, 1857-1957 / Asif A. Siddiqi.
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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Date
2010.
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N629.40947/8
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English
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xiii, 402 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Contents
A space for science and a science for space -- "Grief and genius" -- Imagining the cosmos -- Local action, state imperatives -- "All of this requires investigation" -- Russians in Germany -- The Cold War and the creation of the Soviet ICBM -- Fellow travelers -- Launching Sputnik.
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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2010.
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The red rockets' glare : spaceflight and the Soviet imagination, 1857-1957 / Asif A. Siddiqi.
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Cambridge centennial of flight.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-387) and index.
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N629.40947/8
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74VKmwDrkxLd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKmwDrkxLd
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0521897602 (hardback)
9780521897600 (hardback)
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629.4094709041
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991020449479702626
