4. The launch of Sputnik I by the Soviet Union (1957)
Sputnik I was the first
artificial earth satellite ever launched. This event served notice that
the United States had fallen behind the Soviet Union in scientific progress.
It stimulated a major effort to improve the teaching of science and
to gain greater support for scientific research. It also led to the
improvement of science collections in all types of libraries.
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Robert Wedgeworth
is the University Librarian and Professor of Library Administration at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. His choices for the most important events of the 1900's reflect a general approach. See why a British rock band and an American baseball player made it onto his list.
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