The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency That Changed the World

by Sharon Weinberger

“When I looked at the so-called proposals I thought, ‘Wait a second; there’s nothing here,’ ” Heilmeier said. “It was just, ‘Give us the money and we will go do good things.’ ” Heilmeier wanted to know how research would help a tank operator.