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“Special Forces” Innovation: How DARPA Attacks Problems

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Over the past 50 years, the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has produced an unparalleled number of breakthroughs. Arguably, it has the longest-standing, most consistent track record of radical invention in history. Its innovations include the internet; RISC computing; global positioning satellites; stealth technology; unmanned aerial vehicles, or “drones”; and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), which are now used in everything from air bags to ink-jet printers to video games like the Wii. Though the U.S. military was the original customer for DARPA’s applications, the agency’s advances have played a central role in creating a host of multibillion-dollar industries. The Internet In 1969, DARPA launched ARPANET, the predecessor of the internet, to allow project teams working ... What makes DARPA’s long list of accomplishments even more impressive is the agency’s swiftness, relatively tiny organization, and comparatively modest budget. Its programs last,

Innovation “Special Forces” Innovation: How DARPA Attacks Problems A look at the unique model of the agency that developed the internet, GPS, stealth technology, and a long list of other radical inventions. by Regina E. Dugan and Kaigham J. Gabriel From the Magazine (October 2013) The River, 2012, Handmade cotton rag paper, fishing line and wire, weaving material of local plants Monika Grzymala Summary . The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency arguably has the longest-standing track record of radical invention in history. Over the past 50-plus years, DARPA has produced an ...

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