Barbara Sher. Refuse to choose! (№ 398163)

When the Soviet Union launched into space the first satellite, America was shocked. All resources were immediately thrown out to catch up and overtake the Russian. University departments turned into specialized training centers, science and technology industries - the area of habitat specialists came to the fore. The Department of literature and other Humanities, even history fell into the category of unnecessary luxury. This directly affected the position of the scanners. No one talked about them as people with a broad Outlook, no one is styled "scholars" and "Renaissance men" - in odnochase they were "irresponsible", "stupid", "scatter".