Department of Mad Scientists

From Smithsonian Books <em>The Department of Mad Scientists</em> is the first trade book ever on DARPA--the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency--the maverick and controversial agency whose futuristic work has had amazing military and civilian application from the Internet to GPS to driverless cars. Michael Belfiore author of <em>Rocketeers</em> visited science research sites across the country to provide this unprecedented look at the people who shape our country's future technology.