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Pentagon's Brain : An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency by Annie Jacobsen (2015, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-100316371769
ISBN-139780316371766
eBay Product ID (ePID)208628711
Product Key Features
Book TitlePentagon's Brain : an Uncensored History of Darpa, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency
Number of Pages560 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
TopicMilitary Science, Public Policy / Military Policy, Military / Strategy, Military / United States, Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, Security (National & International)
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Technology & Engineering, History
AuthorAnnie Jacobsen
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.8 in
Item Weight29.5 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2015-304581
Reviews"Jacobsen's account will serve as the model for histories of military research and development and is likely to lead to more works and articles about DARPA.... Engrossing, conversation-starting read..."-- Library Journal, One of The Washington Post's Notable Nonfiction Books of 2015 One of The Boston Globe's Best Books of 2015 One of Amazon's Top 100 Books of 2015 "Annie Jacobsen's considerable talents as an investigative journalist prove indispensable in uncovering the remarkable history of one of America's most powerful and clandestine military research agencies. And she is a great storyteller, making the tantalizing tale of The Pentagon's Brain -- from the depths of the Cold War to present day -- come alive on every page."-- Gerald Posner, author of God's Bankers, "Jacobsen offers a definitive history of the clandestine agency.... She explores the implications of DARPA work on technology that will not be widely known to the public for generations but will certainly impact national security and concepts of war."-- Vanessa Bush, Booklist (starred review), "Annie Jacobsen has a gift for unearthing secret, long-buried information."-- Mary Ann Gwinn, Seattle Times, "In this fascinating and terrifying account, Annie Jacobsen regales us with the stories behind the agency's 'consequential and sometimes Orwellian' innovations, including autonomous weapons systems--killer robots that could decide, without human intervention, who lives and who dies."-- Bryan Schatz, Mother Jones, "A fascinating and sometimes uneasy exploration of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...."-- Dina Temple-Raston, The Washington Post, "With Annie Jacobsen's OPERATION PAPERCLIP for the first time the enormity of the effort has been laid bare. The result is a book that is at once chilling and riveting, and one that raises substantial and difficult questions about national honor and security...This book is a remarkable achievement of investigative reporting and historical writing."-- Boston Globe, "An exciting read that asks an important question: what is the risk of allowing lethal technologies to be developed in secret?"-- Ann Finkbeiner, Nature
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal355/.070973
SynopsisA Pulitzer Prize Finalist and the definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51 . No one has ever written the history of the Defense Department's most secret, most powerful, and most controversial military science R&D agency. In the first-ever history about the organization, New York Times bestselling author Annie Jacobsen draws on inside sources, exclusive interviews, private documents, and declassified memos to paint a picture of DARPA, or "the Pentagon's brain," from its Cold War inception in 1958 to the present. This is the book on DARPA -- a compelling narrative about this clandestine intersection of science and the American military and the often frightening results., A Pulitzer Prize Finalist and the definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51 . No one has ever written the history of the Defense Department's most secret, most powerful, and most controversial military science R&D agency. In the first-ever history about the organization, New York Times bestselling author Annie Jacobsen draws on inside sources, exclusive interviews, private documents, and declassified memos to paint a picture of DARPA, or the Pentagon's brain, from its Cold War inception in 1958 to the present. This is the book on DARPA -- a compelling narrative about this clandestine intersection of science and the American military and the often frightening results., NATIONAL BESTSELLER A Pulitzer Prize Finalist and the definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51 No one has ever written the history of the Defense Department's most secret, most powerful, and most controversial military science R&D agency. In the first-ever history about the organization, New York Times bestselling author Annie Jacobsen draws on inside sources, exclusive interviews, private documents, and declassified memos to paint a picture of DARPA, or "the Pentagon's brain," from its Cold War inception in 1958 to the present. This is the book on DARPA--a compelling narrative about this clandestine intersection of science and the American military and the often frightening results.
LC Classification NumberU394.A75J33 2015
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- Jan 19, 2016
Truly compelling
I thought I had some vague idea of what this country's military was capable of but reading this book I must come to terms with just how naïve I am. What they do to the general population is treasonous. I can only read one chapter at a time because I find it so very disturbing. To think that all of us have been exposed to nuclear fallout without anyone telling us is despicable. The more I read the more intense my nightmares become.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Feb 15, 2021
Lots of great info
Lots of behind the scenes stuff. Great read, hard to put downVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Oct 15, 2019
Very interesting
Excellent read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
