{"product_id":"the-darpa-files-robert-geissler-9798266403024","title":"The DARPA Files: 100 Programs that Transformed War and Technology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Internet. Stealth aircraft. GPS. Autonomous drones. mRNA vaccines.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat do they all have in common? They began as DARPA experiments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its founding in 1958 after the Sputnik shock, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - better known as \u003cb\u003eDARPA\u003c\/b\u003e - has been the Pentagon's secret engine of innovation. With a mission of \u003ci\u003e\"high risk, high reward\"\u003c\/i\u003e research, DARPA has repeatedly transformed war, technology, and everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngines of Innovation: How DARPA and the CIA Shaped the Internet, AI, Stealth, and the Future\u003c\/b\u003e takes readers inside 100 of DARPA's most daring programs. From the birth of the Internet to the rise of autonomous swarms, from brain-machine interfaces to hypersonic weapons, this book reveals how a small government agency redefined the boundaries of the possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, it explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow DARPA's risky bets created trillion-dollar industries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe shadowy overlap between DARPA, the CIA, and black projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe controversies of dual-use technologies that can heal or harm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat DARPA's boldest current experiments mean for the future of AI, biotech, and space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart history, part thriller, and part warning, \u003ci\u003eEngines of Innovation\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the untold story of the Pentagon's most radical ideas - and the world they've built around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want to understand where the future comes from - and where it's headed - you start with DARPA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Geissler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798266403024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d","brand":"Robert Geissler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47474547622143,"sku":"9798266403024","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2e506b88-dd6f-4388-8027-1336e4589a09.jpg?v=1762317439","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-darpa-files-robert-geissler-9798266403024","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}