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 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.>

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Belfiore, Michael P. Belfiore
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.11.2010
• EAN: 9780062000651
• ISBN: 978-0-06-200065-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY: Social History, NATURE: Essays, SCIENCE: General, SCIENCE: Essays, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Science & Technology, SCIENCE: History, SCIENCE: Research & Methodology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING: Engineering (General), HISTORY: Military / Strategy, SCIENCE: Applied Sciences, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING: Radio