The Story Of The Sputnik Moment

[REPOMAN24722]

We need the USSR back, only economic competition can solve the economic crisis. 

[LosParedonesMexico]

30:37 Crisis in Education.

2011-2012 Why does it seem worse? People nowadays can't even spell simple words. Sad.

[diamondmouseusc]

back to 60s, the smartest kids went to engineering and science school and found a job in industry; now, the smartest kids went to business school and found a job in Wall street...

[Salment]

Stroy of sputnik! Seems to be about america, and its jelousy or other nations accomplishments

[krenim786]

no yuri gagarin! and the space race was won FOR america by Werner Von braun and his team of German scientists very little to do with US education system...Also Sergei Korolev died and the CCCP never funded a moon landing properly HOWEVER except Saturn V and the moon shot the USSR owned the US as far as space was concerned.Even today US needs Russian Soyuz to reach the ISS.

[KurtRileyOfficial]

The bit in the middle about the American Dream made me tear up a little bit. I'm 24, and I don't think my generation or those after us will ever see that again.

[allinaday]

@KurtRileyOfficial I do not disagree with your feeling and am concerned for your generation and for America. It is very sad that the beautiful and innocent hope that Americans had for the American dream has become clouded with doubt -- and possibly for good reason.

Thank you David Hoffman–filmmaker

[edwardmurrow84]

is it bad that I'm not doing my homework and find more interest watching this documentary?

[Frankeinstein127]

@edwardmurrow84 nope learning about history ^^

[EEEL123]

By the way, although the Russians fired their satellite into space first, the Americans already had the capability. Not long after the USSR launched the Sputnik, the Americans launched the Explorer 1 with their Juno 1 rocket. The Jupiter-C (of which the Juno 1 was a variant) was successfully fired to a new altitude record in late 1956, and could have sent a satellite into oribt. So, even though the Soviets did it first, the Americans could have done it earlier.

[EEEL123]

I believe that the rocket shown at 3:20 is not the Sputnik, but the Vostok.

[Ortzmet]

It's unfair to include the comment by economist Barbara Ward at 20:25. She was not expressing doubts about American progress in rocketry, satellites, or other technical fields. Barbara Ward dedicated her life to advocacy for the poor in developing countries, the environment, and sustainable development. Barbara Ward is author of Spaceship Earth (1966), co-author of Only One Earth: The Care and Maintenance of a Small Planet (1972), helped Jewish refugees during WWII, and founder of IIED (1971).

[allinaday]

@Ortzmet I am sure that Barbara Ward is who you say she is, but she did make that comment on television in relation to the launch of Sputnik and how the world, including her, looked at America immediately after it. Thank you for your comment David Hoffman–filmmaker

[dredverone]

Awesome video! What is the name of the music starts at 34:55?

[180TheDragon]

GET OVER IT!!! MOTHER RUSSIA IS ALWAYS! ALWAYS!!!! AHEAD OF YOU STUPID, BRAINWASHED AMERICANS!!!!!! yes! even back then!

[granddad2002]

I'm not anti-russian. But claiming the space race victory was do to re-vitalizing american youth? I saw nothing in this documentary, where those same students ended up as innovators at boeing, dow or IBM! As to an American failure... from 1946 to 1957; congress and appropriation on missile flight were deemed too expensive. We have strong world allies and the bomb.... WW2 is the last conflict of this century! Yeah, schools and social life wasn't the problem; only symptoms of Globalism.

[aalexxanderr]

It is about the educational revolution of US by the push of Russian astronautical develeopment instead of Sputnik's history. But, yet, it worths to watch this in order to be aware of the history just behind this great nation...

[HybridD91]

This motivates me to work harder in school.

[jumpnjza2]

Krushchev was a fucking legend. Gorby was a pussy bitch.

[TheBenbarton]

Nice how he missed Yuri Gagarin who orbited the earth way before the US got to the moon, also the Russians never had a moon program, they won the space race and moved on to economic reforms.

[allinaday]

@TheBenbarton Your comment is interesting but nothing to do with my movie. My movie is about what America did and didn't do, and not about Russia. It is about America's reaction. Try to see the whole film when you have time.

David Hoffman–filmmaker

[TheBenbarton]

@allinaday I do not mean to cause offence, all in all it is a very informative film, yet my comment was entirely valid. You failed to mention Yuri Gagarin's orbit but the American moon landing was not only mentioned, it somehow rendered them the winners of the Space Race? That is not lying, but not telling the truth and being biased.

It is a good film, but take some criticism, don't always be on the defensive okay?

[kanyetin]

@TheBenbarton why would a nation invest millions and millions of dollars to build a 300ft tall rocket capable of bringing over 40 tons to the moon when they never had a moon program?

[TheBenbarton]

@kanyetin There is no real benefit in "men on the moon" except for propaganda purposes. What would they achieve by sending men to moon? They send robots for data - cheaper. The USSR built rockets for taking Technology to the moon and did this before any other nation, so the soviet equipment was sent to the moon before american equipment or humans.

They never wanted a human on the moon, why would they when a robot can achieve more scientifically and is cheaper to send up there!

[SaintlyCitySue]

@TheBenbarton - If we're comparing apples to apples, the USSR launched Vostok, carrying Cosmonaut Yuri A. Gargarin, the first man in space, on April 12, 1961.

On May 5, 1961 - about two weeks later - Mercury Freedom 7 carries Alan B. Shepard, Jr., the first U.S. astronaut into space.

Both countries were neck-and-neck during the Space Race. But only the U.S. made it to the moon.

[TheBenbarton]

@SaintlyCitySue Well that isn't exactly true as the USSR launched the first unmanned craft to the moon, because it was cheaper and more effective. The U.S did the mood landing as a propaganda stunt.

[Blahblobify]

@TheBenbarton

The Soviets certainly DID have a moon program, that's what they built the N1 rocket for. It blew up every time so they quit trying after the US got there.

[mrdashes1]

U.S.: Oh No!! They put a satellite into space!!

U.S.S.R:Umad?

[kirillrost]

Very interesting documentary, great job on it ;) Although you said totally wrong definition of Space race, which makes this really biased...

[slaynt]

According to the book 'Red Moon Rising' it wasn't Sputnik itself that we could see from the ground. The designer realised that no one would be able to see such a small moon from the ground so he made the last stage chromium plated, and this was what we saw. I remember seeing it with my naked eye from where I lived at the time, Nairobi, Kenya which was nearly on the equator. I was just 7 years old and watching Sputnik from the ground is one of my few remaining childhood memories.

[allinaday]

@slaynt - Thank you for your comment. I don't believe that the book is correct. I spoke with too many people who saw it and I saw it myself.

David Hoffman - Filmmaker

[Blahblobify]

@allinaday

no he's correct, people saw the last stage which was trailing right behind the satellite. We all thought we were looking at Sputnik but it was the rocket stage behind it. Sputnik was far to small to be seen with the naked eye.

[scotianbank]

I think that this video is a bit biased towards the americans, but still very good!

[allinaday]

@scotianbank Thank you for your comments. I feel that my film is not biased towards Americans but instead mostly made for Americans. I made the film as an American story for American teachers and students and educators etc. But I'm glad that it has meaning for others. David Hoffman–filmmaker

[scotianbank]

Am I the only one that played Fallout 3 right after the video ended?

[frolicc]

A very well made documentary.

[oakroyal]

All this to be the Russians!

[nick451]

Yes,every kid got a chemistry set for Christmas. But also remember the disintegration of society,and education,quickly, in the 1960's. Run by pot heads ,Marxist professors, and radicals..

Men like Bill Ayers , asking you to "kill your parents",who has the gall to be teaching. The "Sputnik" moment in your video was short lived. And over run,just as they planned..

The infiltration of our education system is the real untold story. No one has the guts to tell it.

[nick451]

FOR EXAMPLE. In 1957 Eisenhower ,and Republicans proposed a "civil rights bill", and guess who turned it away. The very people who claim the crown of achievement for it. Democrats.LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON(Speaker of the house), AND JOHN KENNEDY. Is that widely known?How ironic,that blacks should fall in lockstep with them,when they were only for it ,when they could make political gain out of it.

Objects in the rear view mirror appear very differently.

[HybridD91]

@nick451 Name one political party that doesn't do anything for political gain?

[nick451]

@HybridD91

Absolutely,but let's not play dumb when it comes to liars like Obama.

[HybridD91]

@nick451 Not playing dumb...I never supported Obama from the beginning or any politician for that matter. Why should I support him? Because he's half black like me? Not taking away anything from his victory but I didn't feel anything behind it. Didn't seem 'right'.

[sonnybrown]

Great documentary btw. I really enjoyed it.

[sonnybrown]

So why does our school system suck so bad now?

[allinaday]

@sonnybrown A legitimate question. Over the last 30 years or so, all of our commitments to remain global leaders by supporting the best and the brightest have turned to no support for schools or support for " no Child left behind" rather than individualized instruction and support for the millions of unique innovative collaborative students we have produced. that is just the beginning of the answer to your question.

David Hoffman–filmmaker

[sonnybrown]

@allinaday Would you say that may be due, in large part, to the fall of Soviet Russia? We don't have anyone really "challenging" us, so have we become complacent?

Also, what if public schooling was private? Do you think the lack of funding from a prioritized budget on defense, may have led to a slow decline in education? After all, wasn't the initial reason for such a heavy emphasis on education for the "defense" of our nation? Those heady days seemed to have been subsidized by defense.

[nick451]

@allinaday

YOUR TELLING A MIGHTY FIB to sonnybrown.NO SUPPORT?David,we spend over 10,000 dollars per child.That isn't enough for you? TRUTH:The children are forced into rat hole schools ,by social engineers, who don't give a damn for anyone but those who grease their palms with silver. God forbid we should help a child that wants to learn, go to a school where they don't have to worry about getting shot in the hallways. Thanks to Obama,AND TEACHERS UNIONS, the voucher program was expelled

[nick451]

As with all history ,it seems, this is half fantasy ,half fact.

[allinaday]

@nick451 If you see fantasy, tell me specifically where. I spent a year and a half looking at millions of feet of film and it was from that film that I saw created in 1957 through 1959 that I uncovered the story. Nothing is fake in the story I am telling.

David Hoffman–filmmaker

[nick451]

@allinaday

America sees what the media wants you to see,as always.No wailing ,and gnashing of teeth,in my neighborhood.SURE ,WE WERE AMAZED.Of course. You saw just what they wanted you to see,and Dems were catapulted into power.But you must look further into the motives of any one who makes claims."PROGESSIVES".Today,the­y use the murders of innocents for political gain. Tomorrow it will be something else.Always inside your brain. WATCH WHAT THE OTHER HAND IS DOING.

(Your video is well done)

[nick451]

LET'S TELL THE TRUTH HERE. It was ,mostly, Democrats THAT USED THIS MOMENT IN TIME TO SCARE the people into believing we were going to be over run. Your a liar ,unless you tell this truth.Eisenhower was in office, so it was as natural as what they did to conservatives ,in The wake of the Tucson murders. Yes,it was a feat,but it was used to make polirical hay ,also. THAT IS A FACT. TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH. I was there,Hubert. Think for yourselves ,people.

[allinaday]

@nick451 you are correct. At that time it was the Democrats who created the fear but it was also the country, as led by Pres. Eisenhower and his team, who responded in such positive ( and also negative) ways to create an education system superior to any in the world at the time. What happened back then has nothing to do with either the Democrats or the Republicans today which seems to be the point you are trying to make.

David Hoffman–filmmaker

[medini2]

@nick451 russians got most of the german scientists studying electro magnetics

after ww2. we got the pink triangle boys. chek out norman dodd

/watch?v=gZqZGEBkX1s

[nick451]

Who made this moment possible? It was not the Government. it was men who had ideas,just as it is today. Has nothing to do with Govt.'s . For Govt only takes. it also was the beginning of the downfall of The Soviet Union. For they forgot one thing. do not let your country go into disrepair,under the burden of unsustainable debt.

Every man was not in his backyard in awe,you are going way overboard. I was there,and it was a story ,but not nearly the fear factor you would have people believe.

[allinaday]

@nick451 To say in your comment is correct. That is what my film is about. If you saw the entire film, you would see that every parent, many students, education leaders, and others, made the Sputnik moment into something so positive for America.

David Hoffman–filmmaker

[canmoore]

I am Canadian, we may have a smaller population. However, historically we have always punched over our belt weight. We have a great little space program, we were the third country into space after America and Russia. Currently our politicians are debating over creating our own spaceship platform, so we no longer need to rely on sending our satellites to America to be launched.

This film is a great example of why we as Canadians SHOULD do this, and pursue our own national goals.

[allinaday]

@canmoore as I did my work on this film, I realized that very few if any countries other than the United States could conceivably approach this. It requires a major change on a personal adult and teenage student level. Canada certainly could do the same. Thank you for your comments.

David Hoffman–film maker

[canmoore]

@allinaday What I meant was that Canada already has many satellites in space, our first was Alouette-1 in 1962. Our latest is RADARSAT-2, a highly advanced earth observation satellite, that is being used to track ocean temperatures and other climatic sciences. However, all of our satellites are launched on american vehicles from american launchpads.

What I meant, is that Canada can, and should launch our own satellites, on canadian rockets, from Canadian launchpads!

[allinaday]

@canmoore I think I understand what you're saying but it of course this has nothing to do with the Sputnik moment which is not about satellites but about how America changed its educational system within 18 months provoked by Sputnik. You should see the film.

Best regards

Dave Altman–filmmaker

[canmoore]

@allinaday I did see the film. It is a great film, and I agree.

[thesoundofbrown]

Very interesting stuff. Didn't think I'd want to watch it all but I did. I suppose it's because the film is meant for school kids that the 'personal responsibility' bit is tacked on at the end and that's fair enough. But the aspect of this tale that I think needs to be stressed more today, to a certain segment of the American populace, is that this is what focussed political will and government expenditure can do for you, despite how 'socialist' that might sound.

[allinaday]

@thesoundofbrown Thank you for your comments. I find frequently that programs that I make for teenagers and college students work best when people haven't really focused on the subject and have been watching television news soundbites. Yes the end is a bit idealistic. For young people, I find, is a fitting end.

David Hoffman–filmmaker

[Ixions42]

This should be playing in our classrooms today. To insure that history does not repeat itself. China isn't gonna promote their competitiveness. They'll simply silently pass us. With their population what it is now. They already have more honor students then we have students.

[allinaday]

@Ixions42 Your comment. I have tried everyone I know to find a way to have someone invest the money to put this in every school system. It would so help anyone who believes that this is a Sputnik moment and then we are being slowly but steadily beaten in the world by others more focused on success in sciences, math and engineering. We can have another Sputnik moment but it takes leadership and action on the local level.

David Hoffman–filmmaker

[Theuf28]

7:00 what does that men say about Russia, being backyard peasents... brain washed.

[allinaday]

@Theuf28 My film does not say that the Russian peasant was backyard. It says backward. Without using modern technology on their farms etc. And it makes the point that what we thought was this prejudice but in fact scientifically, in some ways, they were far ahead of us.

David Hoffman -- filmmaker

[Theuf28]

@allinaday My mistake then, I found this film very interresting, A film that should be showed in school,

[TheMaliPerica]

21:20 Fascist Americans!

[JoshMcRay]

I'm doing a report on Sputnik for my Honors World Studies class and this film really helped me. I can't thank you enough for this film.

[allinaday]

Thank you for your comments. I am glad that this film helps you. It was meant to help every student in every school but I could never find a way to get distributed. So it sits on YouTube hoping to find students like you.

David Hoffman -- film maker

[BowieStardust072]

And Obama is cutting the budget for NASA! No more science capital of the world. . . .Oh wait, we haven't been for what the last 20 years.

[BowieStardust072]

@BowieStardust072 . . . .At least the Administration is.

[GangstaRR1989]

There is a funny thing China is stil a comunist country and there is no economy crysys there and China has the most beutiful city's in the world....just sayin

[dudektria]

12:50 better living through science

[unclejay1000]

I remember when I was a kid. Our family and the families up and down the street used to go outside and watch it pass overhead. You could see it as clear as a bell as it reflected light very brightly. Yes some did build bomb shelters. Yes we did practice the Duck and Cover in school. PS good footage

[trustthomas66]

Thank You So Much this video really helped me on my paper on Sputnik

[CLUGSTONFLEMMING]

America always nicks the best shit form everywhere look of the harrier jet but if its too gud they stop it dead who was stanley myers? huh working class genius or hustler that question cud be asked of so many!

[tomanyasses]

it took the russians to get america off it's ass in getting into outer space.

[katsujinken10]

Ya well it's all over now. The shuttles are being retired next year, the ISS is scheduled to be deorbited in 2016 & the upcoming moon missions have been cancelled.

[tomanyasses]

yes i agree but there will be a new day maybe in five years but it is up to the people to pull there heads out of there asses

[katsujinken10]

How? Governments have no real interest in space exploration except as a pissing match with other countries & private enterprises are only interested in it as so far as to let people better access to wireless internet porn while camping or giving bored rich people a thrill ride on a short low orbital flight.

[tomanyasses]

the majority of the people dont either, i know most people dont want to hear its the people make a country good not the government. people need to take  there heads out of there asses . im not talking about the few like you it would take a fifity percent of the people to get government to go into space . but to maany idiots the majority of the people on you tube or not good people they just try to sound like they are ,most are two face shits

[kika421]

A great video!  :)

I'm just wondering where my previous comments posted before this one disappeared to?

[allinaday]

i wish I knew where your comments went. can you post them again?

david hoffman - filmmaker

[buddhasknowbest]

The "Christian nation" of America has always dumbed down it's people. The USSR was a socialist nation which held education extremely high. Just look at these American fools saying that the USSR is Communist. It was not. America advanced greatly when it absorbed many German scientists from socialist European nations.

[RippleAffectMedia]

It really shows some of the 1950's propaganda on russia and how they panicked when what they were taughted was false, "how could peasants build a spacecraft before us?" but VERY good documentary especially when your bored and sick, thanks for the upload :)

[ArchivesTruth]

David I would like to personally thank you for providing this informative, interesting documentary and for posting it on youtube for us to see freely. I hope to one day make a small donation of perhaps $5 - $10 when I can, or perhaps even buying the DVD as a symbol of my gratitude. Independent filmmakers are important to me. I know $5 or $10 isn't a lot but if everyone who watched it gave a dollar or more it would be easier for you to produce more great content for the world to see. Thanks.

[RussianKondr]

26:26 What the fuck???

He talkin about Equality of all humans. There is no any word about a sputnik and USA......

Think about it...

[RussianKondr]

"evil soviet empire" lolololo

im crying xDDDD

[RussianKondr]

Hm. Why ppl was so scared? =\

[sergeontheloose]

And it is not "Spatnik" for chrissake.

It is "sp-oo-tnik" - translated as fellow-traveler from Russian. Damn, I thought a serious documentary like that could figure that out.

[allinaday]

It is a serious documentary for sure. And I do not see the spelling you are referring to. And I do know how to spell Sputnik, and spent a year researching it. Why be nasty in your comment. Did you see the entire film?

David Hoffman - filmmaker

[BowieStardust072]

@sergeontheloose I understand. I get really annoyed when documentaries mispronounce Norway's capital, Oslo. Sadly i bet as people read this they'll mispronounce it too. . . .Though there isn't much to teach through writing in these situations.

[zooeyhall]

David--a fine documentary...thank you! Watching this, I am wondering if the U.S. is again in danger of falling behind in science and technology. Some surveys in the past few years show a shocking ignorance of science on the part of many Americans. How India and China are graduating more engineers then we are. How kids in Europe learn foreign languages and the decline of this in American schools. A follow-up documentary on these issues woudl be great!

[allinaday]

zooeyhall: I agree. A follow-up documentary is needed because the situation is critical and getting worse every day. It is sad. But as an independent filmmaker I can tell you that getting funding for this kind of film is a long and arduous process, and right now, the few funding sources are focused on other issues. I made The Sputnik Moment on my own nickel. I cannot afford to make another one unfortunately.

David Hoffman

filmmaker

[chopstiksrcool]

I enjoyed this documentary. It gives a very good insight on how American people were affected by the Cold War. I felt it was biased on the American side, but I suppose it was supposed to show an American perspective on these events. 5 Stars.

P.S. What is the name of the song that begins playing at 19:36?

[frantic1971]

What I like about this documentary is how it takes time to explain how people FELT and THOUGHT back then. It is so important in understanding why this was such an epochal event.  You have to put yourself in the shoes of people whose world was the 1950's. This distinguishes this documentary from so many others, which just become a catalog of names, dates, faces, quotes. etc.

[allinaday]

frantic1971:Thank you for your comment. What you have seen is exactly what I struggled to do with this documentary. So far, I have had no luck at distributing it to schools. Individual teachers love it but I have not found a sponsor to make certain every school child in the United States at least sees it. Discouraging.

David Hoffman -- filmmaker

[utubenotgoodasgvideo]

It's a bit of an oversimplification to say that all or even most Americans were scared by the USSR in the 50s. There were still many communist party members, and also independent socialists (anarchists, Trots, etc) who may not have supported the USSR, but certainly didn't support the US empire either. The left didn't just exist in the 30s and the 60s. It runs through our history.

[robertwc82]

no one like nuclear radiation, no matter what their ideology is lol. its not as if a nuke can discriminate

[Aereshaa]

nice badass music for the badass soviet schools.

[antidogmatico]

is this documental in spanish or with subtitles?

[allinaday]

I am afraid that the documentary is not in Spanish. I spent all the money that I had to complete it in English. I would love to see a Spanish version of one does not exist as yet.

david hoffman - filmmaker

[Buzzerifier]

From my computer here is France it is in clear English.

[ilyademichev]

It shows sputnik and Russians as absolute evil but at the same time the Americans launched the first Nuclear Bomb and started the Cold War. Without competition between the US and USSR there would be no 20's century technological breakthrough at all.

[allinaday]

I am afraid you misunderstand the movie. In no way does this say that the Russians are evil. What it talks about is how America FELT about the Russians at that time and how we reacted to that fear. Not about reality but about our perceptions and how we were, in large part, manipulated by press and politicians but reacted creatively and positively to this fear.

David Hoffman -- filmmaker

[ahnikaleroy]

read rocket boys...

[shriramvenu]

2:12 that was a V2 model not a R-7 LOL!!

[russianinja2008]

thats because Russians are smarter..

[carpetmermaid]

Sputnik is so cool....

[Takeital]

is the footage starting at 17:00 from the fever of 57?

[allinaday]

The two films are similar. I first made The Fever of 57 and then turned it into Sputnik Mania with a new narrator and a changed script. Thank you for asking

David Hoffman -- filmmaker

[radioactivestd]

Hey America don't let Russians beat you into space! GET INTO DEBT NOW! SPEND SPEND ON THAT NASA TODAY!

[swimminggerman]

I'd rather spend (wisely) for NASA than building a cool new super small bling bling phone or to support a war for a resource that's been out of date for decades. What do you suggest we do? Never mind anyways, its a world economy that controls the debt and use the guise of war and space race to further the debts.

[radioactivestd]

I just wish human beings would strive to better themselves without assloads of propaganda and mandatory programs to make the cattle learn something.

[DragoonEnNoir]

Thanks for the work on this video.

Science is the human attempt to understand and organize information about the world we exist in.

I believe that the one who created that existance is God.

The two are not incompatible.

There are those on both sides of the 'debate' who seem to think the two are polar opposites... but there are always extremists who seek to distort truth to meet their own preconceptions.

[strongmanzack]

well put. Many people strive their whole lives to obtain the level of wisdom and enlightenment you posses.

Well put.

[DragoonEnNoir]

Thanks Zack,

But the praise and glory should go to my Teacher. He's an awesome one ;)

[strongmanzack]

So did he teach you humility as well, or did you pick that ine up somewhere else? hahaha :p

[DragoonEnNoir]

I don't think I've really learned humility yet. It's a hard lesson and I keep having to repeat classes lol !

[RedBeetle]

This is a communist / atheist propaganda film.

Science, or any empirical study, can be useful, but is never true. There is an enormous difference between truth and utility. The Soviet Union collapsed, for it tried to base its society on utility, rather than truth. This nation has made the same fatal switch, and now it too is in accelerated decline. When the U.S. was on the rise, it was founded on the Bible alone, not empirical / inductive probability. The Bible alone is the Word of God.

[nate4021]

You're a closed-minded sheep who thinks that the answer to everything is your god. Religion would be great if it wasn't for people like you.

The US wasn't founded on the Bible at all. Go read some spark notes for the Declaration of Independence. For the US Constitution. Find me The Bible in those. While you're at it, look up the founding fathers' ideologies. Most were actually anti-religion.

And we didn't make the switch BACK to "utility" (AKA meaningful scientific research) until Obama.

[titanicdbog]

why the hell does everything have to be about god huh? fuck god

[9babygirl06]

u r hatin da wrong one. u need 2 b hatin da Devil aka Satan

[CliffyD159]

This country was founded on the belief that we could have religious freedom. I'm a Christian but what you said is an out right false fact.

[RedBeetle]

You are oblivious to the political theory taught in Scripture: Constitutional Republicanism.

Even John Locke and Thomas Paine made their arguments from Scripture. They used Scripture to oppose monarchy and support Constitutional Republicanism. You haven't done the reading, so you mindlessly repeat the atheist / Catholic teachers who dominate our public schools. Like I said, do the reading, chump.

[jamcat62]

Science is NEVER true??? Go back to gathering nuts and berries then. Or better yet, try to hunt your own meat with your bare hands.Better bury your dung whle you're at it. Science has given us EVERY medical, industial, agricultural improvement known. Modern day "Luddites" do nothing but piss me off.

[RedBeetle]

jamcat foolishly wrote:

"Science has given us EVERY medical, agricultural improvement known."

Hardly--LOL!! You clearly haven't studied the history of science, nor world history in general. Most, if not ALL of the important breakthroughs were discovered on ACCIDENT, not through scientific investigation. Your poor reading skills do not serve you well. I stated plainly that science was USEFUL, but never TRUE.

You fools cannot distinguish utility from truth, but then you haven't studied.

[jamcat62]

you have not proven that science is false. Serendipity IS a major contributor to advancement. But those "Happy Accidents" couldn't have happened if the "Scientist" didn't have a specific goal in mind, and was amazed by the unexpected results. Science is a process of learning by having an open mind. Something you should seriously consider.

[RedBeetle]

Without certainty, there can be no truth.

Science, by its own method, is incapable of ever providing certainty, for it can NEVER close its inductions. This is why all scientific findings are reported with a degree of error, and this is also why all scientific "laws" are always open to revision, for none of them are true.

Today's science is based on mistaken empirical assumptions. Both the Verification and Falsification principles are self-refuting, for they are both insensible.

Got truth?

[jamcat62]

The Truth is...

I'm tired of attempting to have a real debate with a demagog that won't even apply facts to his argument. go play with yourself. I'm done.

[NIKandSi]

One Star.

Plato was only half right when he proclaimed knowledge is power. You see, education is not enough, one must be educated in the truth!

What the producer of this video never considered was that education has been on the decline in the United States in proportion to the decline of Calvinism. When this nation was most educated, most creative, most effective--it was most Calvinistic! The solutions proposed in this video resulted in the sex and drug revolution, not an educated nation.

[MrSamuelhugo]

poor laika

[allinaday]

So so true. And so many around the world felt it. And reacted to it. It actually elevated consciousness of animal rights.

David Hoffman -- filmmaker

[hummersmstr]

Did you also see the German Shepherd getting incinerated, while alive, when the H-Bomb went off?

[okuma0kuma]

imagine if american government and russian gov did not start space race britain would be first non government funded/supervised agency to send a beagle into space lol

[TheGraemeWoller]

Great insight into how it affected an American renaissance. I enjoyed it, thanks.

I wonder if the reason for a lack of progress of late is "economic viability". In the late 50s the "bad guys" had the lead and the economics of winning went out the window. "It doesn't matter how much it cost, as long as we win." Now we have the freedom to progress at our own pace and "well, it costs a lot to be better so we're just going to sit and regress"...

[lukeslandspeeder]

yup. 1995 when the air and evrything changed to dulls ville downhill and 2001. good opening point.

[DailyLivingHealth]

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could all work together for the greater good of mankind. But then maybe it is the competition that pushes us to new heights.

[rukieishere]

HOW ABOUT THE FIRST MAN IN SPACE

[allinaday]

There is nothing in my movie that does not credit the Russians for their enormously successful space program and scientific achievement.s But my film is not about the first man in space. It is about Americans and how we reacted to Sputnik and how we changed our country mostly for the better as a result.

David Hoffman -- filmmaker

[oriol003]

You made this? Great film my friend.

[allinaday]

Thank you for your comment. I made this film at great risk because I have not found a funder or sponsor to see it given to the schools in DVD form so they can use it

[lycanzen]

Incredible work! Good luck getting this in schools. Simply amazing!

[kuroshinsen]

Great documentary! How about a follow up to explore WHY the U.S. education system of today is so poor in promoting the importance of science *cough*religious fundagelicals*cough*.

Good luck getting this shown in schools! I'm not American, but if a nation as large and rich as the U.S.A. truly becomes a haven for ignorance and anti-science that would be very scary for the rest of the world!

[sergeontheloose]

@kuroshinsen

American High School math classes are very backward.

They study trigonometry in the 10-11 grade.

This is outrageous, I studied trigonometry when I was 12 in SU, and while I was 16 I was already heavily into calculus, and to me it was a shock when I figured out I had to go back to the basics in my school exchange year.

[CaliforniaArchitect]

My father immigrated to this country from rural Turkey to study math and engineering at the University of Michigan right before Sputnik. His citizenship was expedited when he was later recruited to be an engineer for JPL in Pasadena, CA.

From both my father's experience and mine, I am convinced that you cannot do well in science if you don't have good math skills. That takes practice, practice and more practice with good text books. It is very simple and doesn't cost much at all.

[allinaday]

Thank you California architect. I know this to be true. I made this movie on my own nickel to motivate kids and their parents and professional educators -- and have not yet found a way to get it in to the schools. I am using Youtube and hoping... David Hoffman- filmmaker

[CaliforniaArchitect]

I just sent the link out to my homeschool groups. You'll get more exposure.

[nag73]

This is just as relevant today, what with creationists trying to get their nonsense taught in science lessons.

[djsal510]

yeah russians are very scientific nation and they put a lot of effort on their education system. While we put a lot of effort in entertainment.

[FarmFunLife]

I love this film, as did my teenage son. The footage is absolutely amazing and gives a glimpse a special moment in US history -- one that gave rise to everything we take for granted today. We could use another Sputnik Moment right about now! We have new challenges ahead, and it's important to look back as we create a solutions-based roadmap for the future. A lot of what we did was right. This film helps us to remember.

[10mintwo]

a little cheesy and overwrought in places, and somewhat lacking in statistics to corroborate the thesis, but overall an interesting look at early cold war events. 4 stars.

[allinaday]

Your reviews stings. I don't know whether to take it as positive or negative. The thesis is borne out in several books which I do not quote. My experience with making docs is to avoid statistics, speak to the heart of the matter & let printed materials backup or prove false. I believe that children need to see what was done back then & what role students ( we) played in improving our educational system. you obviously have the expertise and I thank you for watching.

David Hoffman -- filmmaker

[allinaday]

I thank all of you who have responded to my presenting this film on YouTube. And to those educators and others who have bought it, let me know how your children, your students, and others are responding.

David Hoffman

[mitchkapor]

My career in software got started because of a post-Sputnik education program I went to as a teen-ager. This film tells the really important story of how all this came to be.

[butyko]

This is a hugely important film by one of Americas best Storytellers. Every American should see this movie!

The Sputnik Moment reveals the significance of the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik and how this event changed the course of American History and has shaped our culture.

[ArthurBushkin]

This is not only an important film about a critical time in our nation's history, it is also a warning that we are repeating our mistake. We are not adequately and equally educating our children. We have skill gaps, achievement gaps, and graduation gaps. It is time to launch the education and learning equivalent of the space program!

[DonPMitchell]

Great work, David!

[jojomommy2009]

A fabulous flm and a crucial moment in history all Americans should know about.