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050 00 U394.A75|bB45 2009
100 1 Belfiore, Michael P.,|d1969-
245 14 The department of mad scientists :|bhow DARPA is remaking
our world, from the internet to artificial limbs /
|cMichael Belfiore.
250 1st ed.
260 [Washington, D.C.] :|bSmithsonian Books ;|aNew York :
|bHarper,|cc2009.
300 xxiii, 295 p. ;|c24 cm.
504 Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-281) and
index.
505 0 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.
520 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
520 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
610 10 United States.|bDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
650 0 Science and state|zUnited States.
856 42 |3Contributor biographical information|uhttp://www.loc.gov
/catdir/enhancements/fy1007/2009018015-b.html
856 42 |3Publisher description|uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/
enhancements/fy1007/2009018015-d.html
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