Bio-inspired Innovation and National Security - Softcover

National Defense University

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780390408 ISBN 13: 9781780390406

Publisher: Books Express Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Despite the vital importance of the emerging area of biotechnology and its role in defense planning and policymaking, no definitive book has been written on the topic for the defense policymaker, the military student, and the private-sector bioscientist interested in the "emerging opportunities market" of national security. This edited volume is intended to help close this gap and provide the necessary backdrop for thinking strategically about biology in defense planning and policymaking. This volume is about applications of the biological sciences, here called "biologically inspired innovations," to the military. Rather than treating biology as a series of threats to be dealt with, such innovations generally approach the biological sciences as a set of opportunities for the military to gain strategic advantage over adversaries. These opportunities range from looking at everything from genes to brains, from enhancing human performance to creating renewable energy, from sensing the environment around us to harnessing its power.

About this title

About the Author

Bob Armstrong is a respected boating author and journalist, a U.S. Coast Guard-licensed Master, and a boat captain since 1962. He is the author of the bestselling "Getting Started in Powerboating". Armstrong works as a charter-yacht captain and consults on boat purchasing decisions for individuals and businesses. He has worked as a boat surveyor, a buyer's and seller's agent, and an expert marine witness.

Edition details

• Publisher: Books Express Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780390408
• ISBN 13: 9781780390406
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 372
• Editor: Armstrong Robert E., Drapeau Mark D.