Lowell Lecture
GREAT DECISIONS Discussion Series: Defense Technology and Implications for Global Security
Date & Time
May 13, 2014
Location
Boston Public Library - Commonwealth Salon
700 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116
Driving Directions
Speaker(s)
Captain Tim Trainer (U.S. Navy, Retired), Vice President for International Robotic Sales, iRobot Corporation; Dr. Eric Evans, Director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Member, Defense Science Board
Presenting Organization
Topics
From robotic planes to cyberweapons to 3D printing and human enhancement, new "game-changing" technologies are moving from science fiction to battlefield reality - all during an age of fiscal austerity. But in wrestling with the new, we can actually learn a great deal from the past. Our forebears went through similar challenges with such once fanciful but now normal concepts as airplanes, submarines, and tanks. What are the "killer applications" of the 21st century battlefield, and in turn, what are the issues that the U.S. must navigate in adapting to them?