More Than Science and Sputnik: The National Defense Education Act of 1958

by Wayne J. Urban

Book Overview

A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the National Defense Education Act.

Sparked by dramatic Soviet achievements, particularly in nuclear technology and the development of the Sputnik space orbiter, the United States responded in the late 1950s with an extraordinary federal investment in education. Designed to overcome a perceived national failure to produce enough qualified scientists, engineers, and mathematicians to compete...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817359192
• ISBN13: 9780817359195
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"