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OverviewThe Jasons are a well-guarded group of world-class scientists, briefly outed in the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War, who have been meeting every summer since 1960 to tackle classified problems that the Defense Department cannot solve. Among many stunning innovations, they helped invent our electronic battlefield and Star Wars missile defense technology, and are now looking into ways to improve our intelligence gathering. Recounting the unknown story of these brilliant, stubbornly independent thinkers, Ann Finkbeiner takes advantage of her unprecedented access to this elite group to explore the uncertain bargains between science and politics. It is a story older than Faust and as timely as tomorrow's headlines. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ann FinkbeinerPublisher: Penguin Putnam Inc Imprint: The Penguin Press Edition: Annotated edition Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 19.60cm Weight: 0.261kg ISBN: 9780143038474ISBN 10: 0143038478 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 27 March 2007 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsFascinating, disturbing. Science needs critics like Finkbeiner now more than ever. ( The New York Times Book Review ) A true story that reads like a Tom Clancy novel. ( Wired ) Fascinating, disturbing. Science needs critics like Finkbeiner now more than ever. ( The New York Times Book Review ) Fascinating, disturbing. Science needs critics like Finkbeiner now more than ever. ( The New York Times Book Review )A true story that reads like a Tom Clancy novel. ( Wired ) Fascinating, disturbing. Science needs critics like Finkbeiner now more than ever. (The New York Times Book Review) A true story that reads like a Tom Clancy novel. (Wired) Fascinating, disturbing. Science needs critics like Finkbeiner now more than ever. ( The New York Times Book Review )<br><br>A true story that reads like a Tom Clancy novel. ( Wired )<br><br> Author InformationAnn Finkbeiner is a freelance science writer who normally writes about cosmology and who runs the graduate program in science writing at Johns Hopkins University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |