Last week’s New York Times science section was entirely devoted to the 50th anniversary of the Sputnik launch. The section was called The Space Age and it has a lot of very interesting articles:
- With Fear and Wonder in Its Wake, Sputnik Lifted Us Into the Future
- When the Space Age Blasted Off, Pop Culture Followed
- New Challengers Emerge, Threatening to Take the Lead
- One Giant Leap, Followed by Decades of Baby Steps
- Voices: 10/4/57 (interviews with scientists)
BTW, the Tuesday New York Times always has a full section devoted to science; it’s well worth checking out. All the articles are available on their web site.
