The Department of Mad Scientists
The Department of Mad Scientists
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The Department of Mad Scientists by Michael P Belfiore
America's greatest idea factory isn't Bell Labs, Silicon Valley, or MIT's Media Lab. It's the secretive, Pentagon-led agency known as DARPA. Founded by Eisenhower in response to Sputnik and the Soviet space program, DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) mixes military officers with sneaker-wearing scientists, seeking paradigm-shifting ideas in varied fields--from energy, robotics, and rockets to doctorless operating rooms, driverless cars, and planes that can fly halfway around the world in just a few hours.
Michael Belfiore was given unpre-cedented access to write this first-ever popular account of DARPA. The Department of Mad Scientists contains material that has barely been reported in the general media--in fact, only 2 percent of Americans know much of anything about the agency. But as this fascinating read demonstrates, DARPA isn't so much frightening as it is inspiring--it is our future.
--John Seely Brown, Former Chief Scientist of Xerox and Director of its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) John Seely Brown, Former Chief Scientist of Xerox and Director of its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)Michael Belfiore is one of only a handful of freelance journalists covering commercial spaceflight. Born in 1969--the year Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong walked on the moon--Belfiore has always been fascinated by space travel. He lives with his family in Woodstock, New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780061577932 |
| ISBN 10 | 0061577936 |
| Title | The Department of Mad Scientists |
| Author | Michael P Belfiore |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2009-10-20 |
| Number of pages | 295 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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