Sputnik declassified / a Nova production by Lone Wolf Documentary Group for WGBH/Boston ; produced by Rushmore DeNooyer and Kirk Wolfinger ; written and directed by Rushmore DeNooyer.

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On October 4, 1957, the space age dawned with the red hue of the Communist flag when the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite. Sputnik stunned the world and spurred the U.S. into massive spending on science education and innovation. Fierce political and personal rivalries collided ov...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Nova (Television program) Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors:	Lone Wolf Documentary Group WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Other Authors:	DeNooyer, Rushmore (Producer, Screenwriter, Director) Wolfinger, Kirk (Producer)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned; Described video for the visually impaired.
Published:	[Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Boston Video, [2008]
Series:	Nova (Television program) Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Space race > Soviet Union. Space race > United States. Artificial satellites. Sputnik satellites > History. United States > History > 1953-1961. Soviet Union > History > 1953-1985. Von Braun, Wernher, > 1912-1977. Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969. Television programs. Documentary television programs. Television programs for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. History. 1953 - 1985 Space race. Sputnik satellites. Soviet Union. United States.
Genre:	Television programs. Documentary television programs. Television programs for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. History.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Uniform Title:	Nova (Television program)
Format:	Video DVD

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