Red Computers: How Russia Lost the Computer Cold War

This book traces the early history of computers and computer technology in the Soviet Union during the Cold War years. The book reveals for the first time what was going on inside Soviet computer circles as they lay the technical foundation for Sputnik, Laika, and their space program; ICBMs; H-bombs; robot technology and more, during a period of worldwide fears of atomic war, fallout shelters, the Cuban missile crisis, the Berlin crisis, and many other events.