美國著名科技作傢、記者、演講傢,主要關注前沿科技領域改變遊戲規則的突破性技術,為《紐約時報》、《大眾科學》、《大眾機械》、《新科學傢》、《金融時報》、《連綫》等世界著名媒體以及新興高科技公司撰寫科技文章。
在撰寫本書的過程中,曾獲得史無前例的采訪權,踏進僅有百分之二的美國人熟知的神秘機構DARPA(國防高級研究計劃局),並參觀瞭DARPA分布在全國各地的研究場所,采訪瞭那些與DARPA閤作或為DARPA工作的科學傢、管理者以及政府要員。
The first-ever inside look at DARPA—the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency—the maverick and controversial group whose futuristic work has had amazing civilian and military applications, from the Internet to GPS to driverless cars America's greatest idea factory isn't Bell Labs, Silicon Valley, or MIT's Media Lab. It's the secretive, Pentagon-led agency known as DARPA. Founded by Eisenhower in response to Sputnik and the Soviet space program, DARPA mixes military officers with sneaker-wearing scientists, seeking paradigm-shifting ideas in varied fields—from energy, robotics, and rockets to peopleless operating rooms, driverless cars, and planes that can fly halfway around the world in just hours. DARPA gave birth to the Internet, GPS, and mind-controlled robotic arms. Its geniuses define future technology for the military and the rest of us. Michael Belfiore was given unprecedented access to write this first-ever popular account of DARPA. Visiting research sites across the country, he watched scientists in action and talked to the creative, fearlessly ambitious visionaries working for and with DARPA. Much of DARPA's work is classified, and this book is full of material that has barely been reported in the general media. In fact, DARPA estimates that only 2 percent of Americans know much of anything about the agency. This fascinating read demonstrates that DARPA isn't so much frightening as it is inspiring—it is our future.
發表於2024-09-21
The Department of Mad Scientists 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載
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評分美國最偉大的科技創新工場在哪裏? 貝爾實驗室?矽榖的斯坦福、伯剋利還是(施樂公司)帕洛阿爾托研究中心(PARC)?抑或是麻省理工學院媒體實驗室? 都不是!而是DARPA!美國的國防高級研究計劃局。 這是一個由艾森豪威爾在20世紀50年代建立的隸屬於五角大樓的國傢級研發機...
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The Department of Mad Scientists 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載