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The Jasons

By Ann Finkbeiner

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The Jasons

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The 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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
336
Release Date:
2007-03-27
Publication Date:
2007-04-01
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0143038478
ISBN13:
9780143038474
Weight:
272 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
196 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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