Answers to Sputnik?
Abstract
The little satellite circles like an embarrassing fly over the heads of the free world. "Spray it with DDT." says the man in the street. "It violates our air space." says the diplomat. "This requires an agonizing reappraisal," say the administrator. Committees are called to shift the blame; and reassured by tie clanging crash programs, declassified reports and more meetings the country will settle back to sleep unless we all feel responsible that liberty shall not be lost. But how can one expect heroic deeds, especially in times of high prosperity, if the true issues are not clarified. And who can speak with real competence? We all see only fractions of the picture. Still, if each one of us inserts his part, we will create a picture of the whole.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1957
- Accession Number
- AD0149459
Entities
People
- A. Von Hippel
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology