The Jasons: The Secret History of Science's Postwar Elite by Finkbeiner, Ann K.

The Jasons: The Secret History of Science's Postwar Elite

The Jasons are a well-guarded group of world-class scientists, briefly outed in the Pentagon Papers during the...
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Author: Ann K. Finkbeiner
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Language: English
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The Jasons: The Secret History of Science's Postwar Elite by Finkbeiner, Ann K.

The Jasons: The Secret History of Science's Postwar Elite

Dhs. 98.31

The Jasons: The Secret History of Science's Postwar Elite

Dhs. 98.31
Author: Ann K. Finkbeiner
Format: Paperback
Language: English
The Jasons are a well-guarded group of world-class scientists, briefly outed in the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War, who have been meeting every summer since 1960 to tackle classified problems that the Defense Department cannot solve. Among many stunning innovations, they helped invent our electronic battlefield and Star Wars missile defense technology, and are now looking into ways to improve our intelligence gathering. Recounting the unknown story of these brilliant, stubbornly independent thinkers, Ann Finkbeiner takes advantage of her unprecedented access to this elite group to explore the uncertain bargains between science and politics. It is a story older than Faust and as timely as tomorrow's headlines.

Author: Ann K. Finkbeiner
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 04/01/2007
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780143038474
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 05/13/2007 pg. 32

About the Author
Ann Finkbeiner is a freelance science writer who normally writes about cosmology and who runs the graduate program in science writing at Johns Hopkins University.

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