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The Pentagon’s Brain
An Uncensored History of DARPA
Series: Annie Jacobsen
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The history of the Defense Department's most secret, most powerful, and most controversial military science R&D agency. In the first-ever history about the organization, New York Times bestselling author Annie Jacobsen draws on inside sources, exclusive interviews, private documents, and declassified memos to paint a picture...
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The history of the Defense Department's most secret, most powerful, and most controversial military science R&D agency.
In the first-ever history about the organization, New York Times bestselling author Annie Jacobsen draws on inside sources, exclusive interviews, private documents, and declassified memos to paint a picture of DARPA, or \"the Pentagon's brain,\" from its Cold War inception in 1958 to the present.This is the book on DARPA -- a compelling narrative about this clandestine intersection of science and the American military and the often frightening results.
Series: Annie Jacobsen
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ISBN: 9781804998830
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 January 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin (Transworld)
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 38.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 422g
Pages: 560
About the Author
Annie Jacobsen is the bestselling author of Nuclear War- A Scenario, which was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize. A 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist, her other books include Area 51, Operation Paperclip and Surprise, Kill, Vanish, and have been translated into 26 languages. She also writes and produces TV, including Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. A graduate of Princeton University, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their two sons.
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