The Jasons : The Secret History of Science's Postwar Elite - Ann Finkbeiner

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The Jasons

The Secret History of Science's Postwar Elite

By: Ann Finkbeiner

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Paperback | 27 March 2007 | Edition Number 1

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336 Pages

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Annotated

Age
18+

Dimensions(cm)
19.6 x 13.4 x 1.7

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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 tomorrowas headlines.

Industry Reviews

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)

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