30 minutes | Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Dr. Gerold Yonas, a physicist and engineer, served as chief scientist for Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, or Star Wars, project, and worked as a vice president at the Los Alamos National Laboratory counterpart, Sandia Labs. His writing draws on his insider experience within the world's most secret and advanced labs, on his background in weapons and neuroscience technology, and on his experience with the complex politics of energy research and national defense.