In this vlog I undertake the task of recreating an artifact from the Royal Society archives; an audio demonstration model of Sputnik from 1957.
- Music by Fran Blanche -
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The links:
Race for Space - Objectivity #32 - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZnzmmAod3w
Brady Haran's Blog - http://www.bradyharanblog.com/blog/2015/8/18/the-race-for-space
Public Service Broadcasting - https://youtu.be/BHIo6qwJarI
The Royal Society Sputnik Schematic - https://static1.squarespace.com/static/548b5b70e4b0b57ba182907d/t/55d30456e4b06f52f9ea59af/1439892568974/?format=750w
My corrected Sputnik model schematic - http://www.frantone.com/designwritings/sputnik-schematic-corrected.jpg
Hackaday Blog: Sputnik’s Transmitter Beeps Again - http://hackaday.com/2016/02/23/sputniks-transmitter-beeps-again/
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- Music by Fran Blanche -
Join Team FranLab!!!! Become a patron and help support my YouTube Channel on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/frantone
The links:
Race for Space - Objectivity #32 - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZnzmmAod3w
Brady Haran's Blog - http://www.bradyharanblog.com/blog/2015/8/18/the-race-for-space
Public Service Broadcasting - https://youtu.be/BHIo6qwJarI
The Royal Society Sputnik Schematic - https://static1.squarespace.com/static/548b5b70e4b0b57ba182907d/t/55d30456e4b06f52f9ea59af/1439892568974/?format=750w
My corrected Sputnik model schematic - http://www.frantone.com/designwritings/sputnik-schematic-corrected.jpg
Hackaday Blog: Sputnik’s Transmitter Beeps Again - http://hackaday.com/2016/02/23/sputniks-transmitter-beeps-again/
Frantone on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/frantone/
Fran on Twitter - https://twitter.com/contourcorsets
Fran's Science Blog - http://www.frantone.com/designwritings/design_writings.html
FranArt Website - http://www.contourcorsets.com
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Nice Projekt. I'll try it out myself. Fran, your Lötstellen are ugly. 🙃
Cool n educational!
On Sputnik, and other satellites, being visible to the naked eye, when I was much younger my cousin and myself would often lay on the trunk of our parents' cars in the evenings looking for passing satellites. This was during the early to mid 70s and by then there were a good number of them, enough to keep us entertained, in wonder, and a bit in awe. The number has greatly increased since then, obviously, but sadly so too has light pollution. The location where we were in the 70s was "in the sticks" but today is quite urban and even on the clearest, darkest of nights I'm lucky to spot more than a few of the brightest of stars. It's such an incredible injustice, light pollution, it has robbed us of one of the greatest spectacles imaginable, the view of our Milky Way and the stars. Most people today have no clue what they are missing or how great a spectacle the night sky actually is.
How neat! My parents remember Sputnik passing over the Earth well. 🙂
The chirping that that model makes reminds me of the bleep of the RCA Studio II, although that is made with a good ol' 555. If Sputnik sounded like that, then I wonder if anybody in the 70's, who had heard Sputnik live, tried out a Studio II and thought "It sounds like a heavily-medicated Sputnik!" (Similar chirp, but slower.)
The point of using a wein bridge is usually to produce a sine wave. But as long as you had fun.
I was fascinated about the Sputnik… so excited that I always had it in my mind. And I also ended up naming a radio receiver with the same name )))
I remember as a kid how the time Sputnik flew over Michigan was published in the Newspaper. Fran is right it was a big deal.
.2 volts for germanium, .6 volts for silicon
I only recognize one esquire and that's Theodore "Ted" Logan, Esquire.
I remember my oldest brother taking the family to see Sputnik cross the sky. My mother’s excitement and talk with others made this a remarkable night. My brother helped me to focus on the faint light moving across the sky and I was amazed. Truly unforgettable.