| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xxiii, 295 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-281) and index. |
| Contents |
An arm and a leg -- A special-projects agency -- The intergalactic computer network -- The robot will see you now -- Backseat drivers -- Crazy-ass things -- The final frontier -- Power to the people. |
| 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 peopl |
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Details the efforts of DARPA--the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency--a maverick and controversial agency whose futuristic work has had an amazing military and civilian application, from driverless cars to GPS to mind-controlled robotic l |
| Subject |
United States. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
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Science and state -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9780061577932 |
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0061577936 |
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