The Pentagon's Brain : (Record no. 7060)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780316371667
050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number U394 .A75
Item number J17 2024
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Jacobsen, Annie
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Pentagon's Brain :
Remainder of title an uncensored history of DARPA, America's top secret military research agency /
Statement of responsibility, etc Annie Jacobsen
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Back Bay Books,
-- Little, Brown and Company,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2024.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent viii, 552 Pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates:
Other physical details illustrations;
Dimensions 21 cm.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Since its inception in 1958, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, has grown to become the Defense Department's most secret, most powerful, and most controversial military science research and development agency. Created by President Eisenhower to prevent another Sputnik, and to focus primarily on defensive programs against nuclear weapons, the agency--and its imagination and scope--has expanded enormously with each passing year. From Agent Orange in Vietnam to insect-sized drones in use today, from the earliest networked computers and the Internet to smart rockets and war zones under 24-hour video surveillance, DARPA is responsible for innovations that have changed the course of war, national security, and strategic planning at the highest levels. To uncover the secret history of DARPA in action, journalist Annie Jacobsen tracked down key players in DARPA's Smart Weapons Program, past and present; neuroscientists building an artificial brain, cell biologists working on limb regeneration, the Nobel laureate who invented the laser. From DARPA's earliest defensive advances to hundreds of ongoing programs, Jacobsen exposes both sides of the DARPA coin: the fantastic technological advances from which we all benefit, and the darker side drawn up in a race for military supremacy. Based on information from inside sources, exclusive interviews, private documents, and declassified memos, The Pentagon's Brain reads like science fiction but is absolutely true, a groundbreaking look behind the scenes at the clandestine intersection of science and the American military.--Publisher information.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Science and State
Geographic subdivision United States.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Technology and State
Geographic subdivision United States.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Military Research
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Library of Congress Classification
Item type Books
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    Library of Congress Classification     General Collection Zayed Military University Zayed Military University General Stacks 07/08/2025 White Lion 67.34   U394 .A75 J17 2024 23448 07/08/2025 C. 1 07/08/2025 Books AED 67.34


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