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  1. www.britannica.com › biography › Vannevar-BushVannevar Bush | American Engineer, Scientist & Inventor

    5 days ago · Vannevar Bush (born March 11, 1890, Everett, Mass., U.S.—died June 28, 1974, Belmont, Mass.) was an American electrical engineer and administrator who developed the Differential Analyzer and oversaw government mobilization of scientific research during World War II.

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  3. spectrum.ieee.org › vannevar-bushVannevar Bush: Most Important Engineer of the 20th Century - IEEE...

    Jun 18, 2024 · Vannevar Bush and the Funding of Science & Engineering. Beginning in 1940, and with the ear of the president and leading scientific and engineering organizations, Vannevar Bush promoted the importance of supporting all aspects of research, including in universities, the military, and industry.

  4. cupblog.org › 2024/06/19 › technology-and-vannevar-bush-fiftyTechnology and Vannevar Bush, Fifty Years Later G. Pascal Zachary...

    Jun 19, 2024 · In the American twentieth century, Bush was a major minor figure. Born in 1890, on the eve of what historian Thomas Hughes termed the “technological torrent,” Bush witnessed and contributed to transformational technologies, from electrification to the telephone, radio, movies, and the mass adoption of the automobile.

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Manhattan_ProjectManhattan Project - Wikipedia

    4 days ago · On 9 October 1941, President Roosevelt approved the atomic program after he convened a meeting with Vannevar Bush and Vice President Henry A. Wallace.

  7. news.ycombinator.com › itemVannevar Bush Engineered the 20th Century | Hacker News

    Jun 18, 2024 · > Bush’s pivotal contribution was his creation of the “research contract,” whereby public funds are awarded to civilian scientists and engineers based on effort, not just outcomes (as had been normal before World War II). This freedom to try new things and take risks transformed relations between government, business, and academia.

  8. wellbeingintl.org › healthy-brains-scientific-innovation-andHealthy Brains, Scientific Innovation and "The Endless Frontier"

    Jun 10, 2024 · In 1945, Vannevar Bush, a key figure in the history of scientific research, sent a report to President Truman, Science- the endless frontier, advocating for an expansion of Federal funding of basic research and support for students seeking a college education.

  9. www.britannica.com › technology › nuclear-weaponNuclear weapon - Manhattan Project, WWII, Atomic Bomb

    Jun 17, 2024 · The first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945, in New Mexico as part of the U.S. government program called the Manhattan Project. The United States then used atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan on August 6 and 9, respectively, killing about 210,000 people.