Begun in 1956, it gained additional funding and emphasis in the wake of the Sputnik crisis of 1957, and within ten years half of the country's high school physics students were using the PSSC curriculum of textbooks and experiments.
Initiated in 1956, it received increased funding and focus following the Sputnik crisis of 1957, and within ten years half of the country's high school physics students were utilizing the PSSC curriculum of textbooks and experiments.