PDF-(READ)-Reconsidering Sputnik: Forty Years Since the Soviet Satellite (Routledge Studies

This book explores Russias stunning success of ushering in the space age by launching Sputnik and beating the United States into space It also examines the formation of NASA the race for human exploration of the moon the reality of global satellite communications and a new generation of scientific spacecraft that began exploring the universe An introductory essay by Pulitzer Prize winner Walter A McDougall sets the context for Sputnik and its significance at the end of the twentieth century. An Anthropological Perspective on . a New (Old) Thing. CHAPTER ONE:. Anthropology, Bicycles, and Urban Mobility. © . Routledge. 2013. KEY IDEAS. Tracking the new uses and upheaval of meanings surrounding bicycles in urban areas.. An Anthropological Perspective on . a New (Old) Thing. CHAPTER THREE:. Constructing Urban Bicycle Cultures:. Perspectives on Three Cities. © Routledge 2013. KEY IDEAS. Bicycle cultures are constructed in relation to patterns of urban history and spatial development; policies and infrastructure; cultural attitudes toward mobility and urban space; and informal perceptions and behavioral codes.. Using Culture as a Starting Point. ©Routledge/Taylor & Francis 2012. Chapter . 8. Varying . Approaches to. Science . Instruction. ©Routledge/Taylor & Francis 2012. Chapter 8 Topics. ©Routledge/Taylor & Francis 2012. An Anthropological Perspective on . a New (Old) Thing. CHAPTER FOUR:. “Good for the Cause”: The Bike Movement as Social Action and Cultural Politics. © Routledge 2013. KEY IDEAS. The “bike movement” is an unfolding, flexible, and emergent arena of cultural politics. It has heterogeneous fronts and diverse, sometimes contradictory, positions on critical issues.. PowerPoint Presentation . Design by . Charlie Cook. CHAPTER. . 5. Business Ethics. © Routledge. © Routledge. Learning . Outcomes. After studying this chapter, you should be able to:. Compare . and contrast ethics, business ethics, and managerial ethics. PowerPoint Presentation . Design by . Charlie Cook. CHAPTER. . 6. Community, . Consumerism. , . and . the Media. © Routledge. © Routledge. Learning . Outcomes. After studying this chapter, you should be able to:. An Anthropological Perspective on . a New (Old) Thing. CHAPTER FIVE:. On the Need for the Bicycle. © Routledge 2013. KEY IDEAS. Bicycling is a “practice of life.”. Riding a bicycle transforms people, in subjective and social ways.. Hey Kids! My name is Miss Virginia. And I’m here to tell you about the Space Race. Now don’t you worry, I’ll be here along the way helping you understand what’s going on. . And I’m Tad! I’m so excited for my first adventure through space! Are you?. At the end of WWII, the Red Army occupied most of Eastern Europe.. Almost immediately, harsh measures were put in place. . Communist regimes were established and Eastern European countries behind the Iron Curtain.. Your Task. Read the background information on Sputnik. . Read the Soviet Press Release about the Satellite Sputnik and look at the picture. Then answer the following questions: . How do you think Americans react to this new technology?. Sputnik. What could Soviet superiority in space mean for the US?. Context. Where are we at?. October 4, 1957. U.S. technologically dominant. .. Object PS1. Used an ICBM. 84 kilograms. What happened up to this point?. Dwight Eisenhower. 1890 – 1969 (life). 1953 – 1961 (President). Nicknamed “Ike”. Highly popular due to his efficient military leadership during WWII. Staunchly anti-communist, but also dedicated to scaling back military spending. Satellite Hall of Fame and Museum. The Satellite Gallery . at the National Electronics Museum. A Project of the . Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) in partnership with. Ariane. Space. The Berlin airlift marked the first major confrontation in the Cold War. For 11 months, beginning in June 1948, the Western allies took part in an unprecedented attempt to keep a city alive -- entirely from the air. .