# Sputnik mania

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2007
- Speaker: David Hoffman
- Year: 2007
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Astronomy and space, History, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/david_hoffman_sputnik_mania)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [Sputnik mania](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/david_hoffman_sputnik_mania/f77f68ecfcc1), 4 min (TED's player)