GEEKSOFWAR

作者 John Edwards著
出版社 AMACOM
出版时间 2005年6月
ISBN 9780814408520
定价 176.30

内容简介

"Warsarefoughtonthebattlefield,butthetechnologiesthatenable21stcenturywarfarearedevelopedinresearchlaboratories.Withinthewallsofcorporate,government,andacademiclabs,researchersareprobingtheedgesofsciencetouncovertechnologiesthatwillmakewarfaremoreefficient-andmoredeadly.Thisbooklooksatthepeoplebehindthecurtain,andatthenextgenerationoftactical,information,communication,vehicular,biological,andcryptographicsystems.Featuringin-depthinterviewswiththeprojectdirectorsandscientistsperformingthisgroundbreakingresearch,"TheGeeksofWar"alsoexaminestheirscientific,political,patriotic,andfinancialmotives,aswellastheimplicationsthesetechnologiesmayhaveforthefuture.Presentingtheviewsofnumerousrespectedmilitary,business,andtechnologyanalysts,"TheGeeksofWar"takesreadersinsideAmerica'sleadingmilitarytechnologyresearchfacilities-exploringaclandestineworldthatfewpeopleeversee."

作者简介

JohnEdwards(Gilbert,AZ)isaveteranbusiness-technologyjournalistwhocoversemergingtrendsforawiderangeofpublicationsandorganizations,includingTheEconomist,PricewaterhouseCoopers,CIOMagazine,CFOMagazine,IEEEComputer,OracleMagazineandWirelessWeek.HisworkhasalsoappearedinTheNewYorkTimes,TheWashingtonPost,ThePhiladelphiaInquirer,Men'sHealthandAmericanWay,AmericanAirlines'in-flightmagazine.

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