The Sputnik Effect in Global Perspective
Competition, Collaboration, and the Circulation of Knowledge
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This book examines the scientific and technological competition that existed between the Soviet Union and the United States after the launch of Sputnik I in 1957. While much research has focused on the short-term consequences of the ‘Sputnik effect’ in the USA, this book explores its impact on a global scale, demonstrating how it forged both short- and long-term connections across the globe. Together, the chapters demonstrate that the launch of Sputnik 1 had direct and indirect effects around the world. In some cases, it was crucial in accelerating processes already underway, while in other cases, it modified strategies and visions of the future.
The first three essays seek to refine our understanding of Sputnik’s impact in the USA, emphasising its international dimension and multifaceted consequences. The next three essays delves into the consequences for Western Europe, particularly in the acceleration of the European integration process. A third group of essays focuses on the USSR and Eastern Europe, exploring the expectations Sputnik created for the socialist world, and the international connections it fostered. The last essays explore how competition between Soviet and US science and technology also impacted the global reputation of the two super-powers in Africa and Asia during a period of decolonisation.
Daniele Cozzoli is Associate Professor of History of Science at Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain. Additionally, he is Editor-in-Chief of Centaurus. Journal of the European Society for the History of Science. Daniele is the author of Il Metodo di Descartes (Quodlibet, 2008) and Ho avuto solo molta fortuna. Biografia intellettuale di Daniel Bovet (1907-1992) (Carocci, 2016). With Mauro Capocci he has recently edited the volume, Empire, Nation-building, and the Age of Tropical Medicine, 1885–1960 (Palgrave, 2024).
This book examines the scientific and technological competition that existed between the Soviet Union and the United States after the launch of Sputnik I in 1957. While much research has focused on the short-term consequences of the ‘Sputnik effect’ in the USA, this book explores its impact on a global scale, demonstrating how it forged both short- and long-term connections across the globe. Together, the chapters demonstrate that the launch of Sputnik 1 had direct and indirect effects around the world. In some cases, it was crucial in accelerating processes already underway, while in other cases, it modified strategies and visions of the future.
The first three essays seek to refine our understanding of Sputnik’s impact in the USA, emphasising its international dimension and multifaceted consequences. The next three essays delves into the consequences for Western Europe, particularly in the acceleration of the European integration process. A third group of essays focuses on the USSR and Eastern Europe, exploring the expectations Sputnik created for the socialist world, and the international connections it fostered. The last essays explore how competition between Soviet and US science and technology also impacted the global reputation of the two super-powers in Africa and Asia during a period of decolonisation.
Explores the role of the Sputnik effect in accelerating the creation of inter-European scientific ventures Highlights global connections, examining competition and collaboration between the USA, the USSR and Western Europe Demonstrates how the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 had consequences for Africa, Asia, and Latin America
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Daniele Cozzoli
Themen in »The Sputnik Effect in Global Perspective«
Sputnik Space race circulation of knowledge scientific and technological competition Cold War Soviet Union Sputnik Effect Global connections Space Scientific collaboration Internationalism Political History Modern Europe Scientific ventures USSR