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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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Born 11 March 1890
Died 28 June 1974

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  • Cover of: The qualities of a profession

    First published in 1939 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Biographical memoir of John Ripley Freeman, 1855-1932

    First published in 1936 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Address on occasion of Commencement at Harvard University, June 19, 1941

    First published in 1941 — 1 edition
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Born 11 March 1890
Died 28 June 1974

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Military research, Research, Science, World War, 1939-1945, Science and state, Technology, Defense industries, Electric lines, Guerra, Guided missiles, Military art and science, Military weapons, Radar, War, World politics, Alumni and alumnae, American drama, American literature, Armement. Après 1945, Armor, Arms transfers, Art et science militaires, Ballistics, Brothers and sisters, Business

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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