The Technological Invention That Shocked the World in the 20th Century: Or, the Russians Launched th

On October 4, 1957, history was, made. The Soviet Union Lunched Sputnik. Sputnik's impact on the world and the USA was colossal, impressive, and unprecedented.

And, the space programs and arms races between, the Soviet Union and the United States began. Find in this story how space programs and arms races produced the greatest inventions and innovations in human history. How thousands of them spilled into civilian industries. Long distance telecommunications, artificial intelligence, robotics, digital cameras, LED chips, microwave ovens, insulin pumps, cardiac pacemakers, smoke detectors, water filters, and thousands of other technological advances mushroomed and improved the quality of life for every person