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Vannevar Bush

An American engineer and science administrator known for his work on analog computing, his political role in the development of the atomic bomb as a primary organizer of the Manhattan Project, the founding of Raytheon, and the idea of the memex, an adjustable microfilm viewer which is somewhat analogous to the structure of the World Wide Web. (Wikipedia)

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American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890–1974)

Born 11 March 1890
Died 28 June 1974

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  • Cover of: Principles of electrical engineering

    First published in 1922 7 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition principlesofelec00timbrich Cover of edition PrinciplesOfElectricalEngineering Cover of edition principleselect00bushgoog
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  • Cover of: Science--the endless frontier: a report to the President on a program for postwar scientific research

    First published in 1980 7 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Modern arms and free men: a discussion of the role of science in preserving democracy.

    First published in 1949 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1963 5 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0000paul Cover of edition unitedstatesinli00blai Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0000walt Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0000robe_m8w1
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  • Cover of: Operational circuit analysis: with an appendix by Norbert Wiener.

    First published in 1929 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Essential Writings of Vannevar Bush

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  • Cover of: Endless horizons

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  • Cover of: Oscillating-curreint circuits: an extension of the theory of generalized angular volocities, with applications to the coupled circuit and the artificial transmission line

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  • Cover of: Pieces of the action.

    First published in 1970 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Science is not enough

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  • Cover of: Biographical memoir of John Ripley Freeman, 1855-1932

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  • Cover of: Education wisdom & happiness: [an essay on the occasion of the Centennial Celebration of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology... Cambridge, Massachusetts April 10, 1961]

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American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890–1974)

Born 11 March 1890
Died 28 June 1974
Subjects
Military research, Research, Science, World War, 1939-1945, Science and state, Technology, Defense industries, Electric lines, Guided missiles, Military art and science, Military weapons, Radar, War, World politics, American drama, American literature, Armement. Après 1945, Armor, Arms transfers, Art et science militaires, Ballistics, Brothers and sisters, Business, Communications, Control systems
Places
United States, Missouri, Saint Louis
People
Amanda Wingfield, Gano Sillick Dunn, Jim O'Connor, John Ripley Freeman (1855-1932), Laura Wingfield, Tom Wingfield, Vannevar Bush
Time
1945-1955

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August 15, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
May 3, 2011 Edited by George Wikimedia Commons image, wikipedia detail
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import