Pilgrim's Wilderness
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Pilgrim's Wilderness by Tom Kizzia
Despite the vital importance of the emerging area of biotechnology and its role in defense planning and policymaking, no definitive book has been written on the topic for the defense policymaker, the military student, and the private-sector bioscientist interested in the emerging opportunities market of national security. This edited volume is intended to help close this gap and provide the necessary backdrop for thinking strategically about biology in defense planning and policymaking. This volume is about applications of the biological sciences, here called biologically inspired innovations, to the military. Rather than treating biology as a series of threats to be dealt with, such innovations generally approach the biological sciences as a set of opportunities for the military to gain strategic advantage over adversaries. These opportunities range from looking at everything from genes to brains, from enhancing human performance to creating renewable energy, from sensing the environment around us to harnessing its power.
TOM KIZZIA has traveled widely in rural Alaska for theAnchorage Daily News, and his work has appeared inthe Washington Postand been featured on CNN. His first book, The Wake of the Unseen Object, was named one of the best all-time nonfiction books about Alaska by the state s historical society. He lives in Homer, Alaska.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780307587824 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307587827 |
| Title | Pilgrim's Wilderness |
| Author | Tom Kizzia |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2013-07-16 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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