Sputnik mania

Video source record: https://www.ted.com/talks/david_hoffman_sputnik_mania

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Summary

Filmmaker David Hoffman shares footage from his feature-length documentary Sputnik Mania, which shows how the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik in 1957 led to both the space race and the arms race -- and jump-started science and math education around the world.

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• License: CC / Public Domain
• Category: Mathematics

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1. Primary source record: https://www.ted.com/talks/david_hoffman_sputnik_mania
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