653: The Jasons: The Secret History of Science's Postwar ElitePaperback – March 27, 2007. by Ann Finkbeiner (Author)
Photo: No known restrictions on publication. 1882 Man with horsedrawn plow on the battlefield at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1882 June 24, pp. 280-281. http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/contact http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/schedules Parler & Twitter: @BatchelorShow The Jasons: The Secret History of Science's Postwar ElitePaperback – March 27, 2007. by Ann Finkbeiner (https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Ann+Finkbeiner&text=Ann+Finkbeiner&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=books) (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Jasons-Secret-History-Sciences-Postwar/dp/0143038478/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Jasons&qid=1604278349&sr=8-1 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 tomorrow’s headlines.