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Tech

How Sputnik Popularized the Venn Diagram

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Tech

The Clunky Little Ball That Caused Mass Hysteria

10.03.12

By Amy Teitel
Tech

Laika, the “Muttnik” Dog Who Died So We Could Go To Space

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By ALEX PASTERNACK
Tech

On Its Anniversary, Remembering the Beeping Fear of Sputnik

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By Amy Shira Teitel
Tech

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01.27.11

By ALEX PASTERNACK

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