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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)

American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890–1974)

Born	11 March 1890
Died	28 June 1974

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Science, the Endless Frontier

by Vannevar Bush, United States Office of Scientific Rese, Rush Holt, and United States Office of Scientific R First published in 1980 — 17 editions

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Modern Arms and Free Man

by Vannevar Bush First published in 1949 — 13 editions
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The United States in literature

by Walter Blair, Paul Farmer, Theodore Hornberger, Margaret Wasson, Tennessee Williams, Conrad Richter, Bernard Augustine De Voto, Karl Jay Shapiro, Pearl S. Buck, and 111 others First published in 1952 — 7 editions
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Pieces of the action.

by Vannevar Bush First published in 1970 — 7 editions
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Principles of electrical engineering

by William Henry Timbie and Vannevar Bush First published in 1922 — 7 editions
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Endless horizons

by Vannevar Bush First published in 1946 — 6 editions
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Operational circuit analysis

by Vannevar Bush First published in 1929 — 6 editions
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Principles of Electrical Engineering

by William Henry Timbie and Vannevar Bush First published in 2018 — 4 editions

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Science is not enough.

by Vannevar Bush First published in 1967 — 4 editions

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Essential Writings of Vannevar Bush

by G. Pascal Zachary and Vannevar Bush First published in 2022 — 2 editions

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Physics Of Sound In The Sea Originally Issued As Summary Technical Report Of Division 6, NDRC Volume 8 Washington, D. C. 1946

by Vannevar Bush First published in 1969 — 2 editions

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

by Vannevar Bush First published in 1916 — 2 editions
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Address on occasion of Commencement at Harvard University, June 19, 1941

by Vannevar Bush First published in 1941 — 1 edition

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The qualities of a profession

by Vannevar Bush First published in 1939 — 1 edition

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Biographical memoir of Gano Sillick Dunn, 1870-1953

by Vannevar Bush First published in 1954 — 1 edition

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As We May Think

by Vannevar Bush First published in 1945 — 1 edition

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Biographical memoir of John Ripley Freeman, 1855-1932

by Vannevar Bush First published in 1936 — 1 edition

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Bush: Modern Arms & Free Men (Cloth)

by Vannevar Bush First published in 1968 — 1 edition

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

by Vannevar Bush First published in 1961 — 1 edition

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Power system transients

by Vannevar Bush First published in 1925 — 1 edition

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American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890–1974)

Born	11 March 1890
Died	28 June 1974

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OLID: OL1122532A
GoodReads: 266110
ISNI: 0000000107731314
Library of Congress Names: n79131976
VIAF: 15572358
Wikidata: Q299595
Inventaire.io: wd:Q299595

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