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Washington, DC Smithsonian Books (DC) 2009 Hard cover Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 295 p. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2009018015 Type of material Book Personal name Belfiore, Michael P., 1969-Main title The department of mad scientists: how DARPA is remaking our world, from the internet to artificial limbs / Michael Belfiore. Edition 1st ed. Published/Created [Washington, D.C. ]: Smithsonian Books; New York: Harper, c2009. Description xxiii, 295 p.; 24 cm. ISBN 9780061577932 0061577936 LC classification U394. A75 B45 2009 Summary Founded by Eisenhower in response to Sputnik and the Soviet space race, DARPA mixes military officers with sneaker-wearing scientists, seeking paradigm-shifting thinking in a wide variety of fields--from energy, robotics, and rockets, to people-less operating rooms, driverless cars, and planes that can fly halfway around the world in just hours. DARPA gave birth to the Internet, GPS, and mind controlled robotic arms. Its geniuses define future technology for the military and the rest of us. Michael Belfiore was given unprecedented access to write this first ever general account of DARPA. He visited research sites across the country, watching scientists in action, and talking to the creative, fearlessly ambitious visionaries working for and with DARPA. --from publisher description Details the efforts of DARPA--the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency--a maverick and ...
Smithsonian Books (DC) 2009 Hardcover Good Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Smithsonian Books (DC) 2009 Hardcover Good Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
New York: Smithsonian Books [An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers], Date: 2009. Second Printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xxiii, [1], 295, [1] pages. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Michael Belfiore is an author and journalist reporting on the technological innovations shaping our world. Some of his notable works include The Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA is Remaking Our World, Rocketeers, and The Way People Live - Life Aboard a Space Station. He has written articles for Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. He has reported on game-changing technologies for Bloomberg Businessweek, The New York Times, Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Smithsonian, Air & Space, Financial Times, Foreign Policy, and many other outlets. He is an International Aerospace Journalist of the Year Award finalist and a recipient of the Space Frontier Foundation's NewSpace Award for outstanding journalism. Michael has appeared as a commentator on the Fox Business Network, Bloomberg Radio and TV, CNN, NPR's Marketplace and Morning Edition, and C-SPAN. The Department of Mad Scientists is the first trade book ever on DARPA-the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency-the maverick and controversial agency whose futuristic work has had amazing military and civilian application, from the Internet to GPS to driverless cars. Michael Belfiore, author of Rocketeers, visited science research sites across the country to ...
ISBN10: 0061577936, ISBN13: 9780061577932, [publisher: Smithsonian Books [An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers], New York] Hardcover xxiii, [1], 295, [1] pages. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Michael Belfiore is an author and journalist reporting on the technological innovations shaping our world. Some of his notable works include The Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA is Remaking Our World, Rocketeers, and The Way People Live - Life Aboard a Space Station. He has written articles for Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. He has reported on game-changing technologies for Bloomberg Businessweek, The New York Times, Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Smithsonian, Air & Space, Financial Times, Foreign Policy, and many other outlets. He is an International Aerospace Journalist of the Year Award finalist and a recipient of the Space Frontier Foundation's NewSpace Award for outstanding journalism. Michael has appeared as a commentator on the Fox Business Network, Bloomberg Radio and TV, CNN, NPR's Marketplace and Morning Edition, and C-SPAN. The Department of Mad Scientists is the first trade book ever on DARPA-the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency-the maverick and controversial agency whose futuristic work has had amazing military and civilian application, from the Internet to GPS to driverless cars. Michael Belfiore, author of Rocketeers, visited science research sites across the country to provide this ...
New York Smithsonian Books [An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers] 2009 Second Printing [stated] Hardcover Very good in Very good jacket xxiii, [1], 295, [1] pages. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Michael Belfiore is an author and journalist reporting on the technological innovations shaping our world. Some of his notable works include The Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA is Remaking Our World, Rocketeers, and The Way People Live-Life Aboard a Space Station. He has written articles for Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. He has reported on game-changing technologies for Bloomberg Businessweek, The New York Times, Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Smithsonian, Air & Space, Financial Times, Foreign Policy, and many other outlets. He is an International Aerospace Journalist of the Year Award finalist and a recipient of the Space Frontier Foundation's NewSpace Award for outstanding journalism. Michael has appeared as a commentator on the Fox Business Network, Bloomberg Radio and TV, CNN, NPR's Marketplace and Morning Edition, and C-SPAN. The Department of Mad Scientists is the first trade book ever on DARPA-the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency-the maverick and controversial agency whose futuristic work has had amazing military and civilian application, from the Internet to GPS to driverless cars. Michael Belfiore, author of Rocketeers, visited science research sites across the country to provide this unprecedented look ...
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