- Overview
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This book tells the story of Laika, the dog that was sacrificed in the space race between the US and USSR in the 1950s, as an introspective look at the advancement of science and the ethics of life.
- Book Intro
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(Japanese) 1957年11月3日、宇宙に向かって飛んでいったライカ。ライカは道に迷った小犬だった。 その小さくてブサイクな小犬一匹が人間より先に最初の宇宙飛行士になった。狭いところに隠れるのが好きで、怖がりやの小さくてブサイクな子犬がどうして史上初めて宇宙飛行をするようになったのか。
(English) A story that looks back on animal sacrifice and the advancement of science.
In the 1950s, the Soviet Union and the United States were in the middle of the space race. The two countries dedicated every resource they had to space development. In order to investigate whether humans could survive in space, they launched spaceships with experimental animals.
Starting with the friendship and love between Jakob and the dog sacrificed by the competitive ego and dominating spirit of man, Laika, this book looks back at the countless animals who died in the name of science. Many animals have been sacrificed in experiments outside of the space programs, such as in the development of various medicines. It may be difficult to decide which has more value, the achievements in the aerospace and medical fields or the lives of the animals sacrificed, but this book offers an opportunity to think about the issue. It was written with the hope that children who read it will be able to think about the issue after finishing the book.
- About the Author
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Park Byeongcheol
(English) Park Byeongcheol studied physics at Yonsei University and received Ph.D in Theoretical Physics from KAIST. Park currently works as a translator and writer, specializing in science. He won the 46th Korean Publishing Culture Award (Translated Book) in 2005 with The Structure of Space, and the 34th Korean Science Technology Book Award (Translation Award) hosted by the Korean Science & Technology Publication Association in 2016 with Heart's Future. Books Park has translated include Fermat's Last Theorem, Six Easy Pieces, The Elegant Universe, Physics of the Future, and Multi Universe, and books he has written include Laika the Space Dog.
(Russian) После окончания факультета физики Университета Ёнсе учился на факультете теоретической физики в Корейском передовом институте науки и технологий (KAIST) и получил докторскую степень. Переведенные им книги включают более 80 научных книг, таких как “Элегантная Вселенная”, “Параллельная вселенная”, “Великая теорема Ферма”, “Шесть рассказов по физике Файнмана” и “Будущее разума”. Его книги включают “Leica Becomes a Star” и “Newton Shooting Operation of Mice”.
(Japanese) 延世大学校物理学科を卒業し、韓国科学技術院（KAIST）で理論物理学を専攻して博士学位を取得した。 約30年間大学で学生たちを教えてきたが、今は翻訳と著述活動に専念している。 翻訳した本は『エレガント·ユニバース』、『平行宇宙』、『ペルマの最後の定理』、『ファインマンの六つの物理物語』など科学書籍80冊余りがある。
