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Wars are fought on the battlefield, but the technologies that enable 21st-century warfare are developed in research laboratories. Within the walls of corporate, government, and academic labs, researchers are probing the edges of science to uncover technologies that will make warfare more efficient-and more deadly. This book looks at the people behind the curtain, and at the next generation of tactical, information, communication, vehicular, biological, and crypto-graphic systems. Featuring in-depth interviews with the project directors and scientists performing this groundbreaking research, The Geeks of War also examines their scientific, political, patriotic,and financial motives, as well as the implications these technologies may have for the future.
About Author :
John Edwards a veteran business-technology journalist who covers emerging trends for a wide range of publications and organizations, including The Economicst, Pricewaterhouse-Coopers, CIO magazine, CFO magazine, IEEE Computer Society, Oracle magazine and Wireles Week. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Men`s Health, and American Way, the in-flight magazine of American Airlines. Mr. Edwards lives in Gilbert, Arizona.
Contents :
Epigraph Preface Introduction The Military-Technology Matrix Finding and Breaking Things: Tactical Systems The Fingertips War: Information Systems Early Warning: Telecommunications, Reconnaissance, and Disaster Relief Fitter Fighters: Health, Medicine, and Biotechnology Moving Ahead: Vehicles and Logistics The Shadow War: Security and Cryptography Uniforms: Protective Gear, and Other Things They Don`t Sell at Bloomingdale`s Glossary Index About the Author
ISBN-9788182742871
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Pages : 222
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