The imagineers of war : the untold history of DARPA, the Pentagon agency that changed the world / Sharon Weinberger.
| Author/creator | Weinberger, Sharon author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017. |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | x, 475 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Untold history of DARPA, the Pentagon agency that changed the world |
| Contents | Prologue: Guns and money -- An agency for unimagined weapons -- Scientia potentia est -- Mad men -- Society for the correction of Soviet excesses -- Mad scientists -- Welcome to the jungle -- Ordinary genius -- Extraordinary genius -- Up in flames -- A worldwide laboratory -- Blame it on the sorcerers -- Monkey business -- Bury it -- The bunny, the witch, and the war room -- Servants of war -- Invisible war -- Top secret flying machines -- Synthetic war -- Vanilla world -- Fantasy world -- Return of Voldemort -- Epilogue: glorious failure, inglorious success. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [441]-451) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Weinberger, Sharon. Imagineers of war New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017 9780385351805 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2016017245 |
| ISBN | 9780385351799 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0385351798 hardcover |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | U394.A75 W45 2017 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |