The wizards of Langley: (Record no. 2640)
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fixed length control field | 01002cam a2200169 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 0813366992 (hbk.): |
Terms of availability | 26.00 US |
100 #1 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | RICHELSON Jeffery T |
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | The wizards of Langley: |
Remainder of title | inside the CIA's directorate of science and technology |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Boulder, Co. USA: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Westview Press, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2001 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 386p. |
520 #3 - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | Based mainly on declassified documents this is a very detailed account of some of the remarkable technical achievements (and thier sometimes unexpected spin-offs) of the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology. These included the U2 spyplane, the CORONA satellite, and UAVs. More recently attention hs been focussed on Internet tools such as multi-lingual search engines, automated data analysis systems, as well as means of covering the CIA's own tracks in cyberspace. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | CIA |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | INTELLIGENCE SERVICES |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | INTELLIGENCE SERVICES |
General subdivision | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | UNITED STATES |
General subdivision | INTELLIGENCE SERVICES |
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) | |
i | 0014615 |
r | Y |
s | Y |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Dewey Decimal Classification | Mindef Library & Info Centre | Mindef Library & Info Centre | On-Shelf | 30/07/2003 | 2 | 327.1273 RIC | 0014615 | 07/04/2006 | 1 | 03/01/2024 | Book |