The Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA Is Remaking Our World, from the Internet to Artificial Limbs by Belfiore, Michael P.
The Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA Is Remaking Our World, from the Internet to Artificial Limbs by Belfiore, Michael P.

The Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA Is Remaking Our World, from the Internet to Artificial Limbs

From Smithsonian Books, The Department of Mad Scientists is the first trade book ever on DARPA--the Defense...
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Author: Michael P. Belfiore
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Language: English
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The Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA Is Remaking Our World, from the Internet to Artificial Limbs by Belfiore, Michael P.

The Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA Is Remaking Our World, from the Internet to Artificial Limbs

$38.80
The Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA Is Remaking Our World, from the Internet to Artificial Limbs by Belfiore, Michael P.

The Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA Is Remaking Our World, from the Internet to Artificial Limbs

$38.80
Author: Michael P. Belfiore
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
From Smithsonian Books, The Department of Mad Scientists is the first trade book ever on DARPA--the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency--the maverick and controversial agency whose futuristic work has had amazing military and civilian application, from the Internet to GPS to driverless cars. Michael Belfiore, author of Rocketeers, visited science research sites across the country to provide this unprecedented look at the people who shape our country's future technology.

Author: Michael P. Belfiore
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 11/02/2010
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.32w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780062000651

About the Author
Belfiore, Michael: -

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.

Belfiore, Michael P.: -

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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