Author · 11 March 1890 – 28 June 1974

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) [1]: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Vannevar_Bush

Works

Science, the Endless Frontier

Science, the Endless Frontier

Modern Arms and Free Man

Modern Arms and Free Man

The United States in Literature

James Edwin Miller

The United States in Literature

Principles of electrical engineering.

William Henry Timbie

Principles of electrical engineering.

Pieces of the action.

Pieces of the action.

Endless horizons

Endless horizons

Operational circuit analysis

Operational circuit analysis

Science is not enough.

Science is not enough.

Principles of Electrical Engineering

William Henry Timbie

Principles of Electrical Engineering

Oscillating-curreint circuits

Oscillating-curreint circuits

Essential Writings of Vannevar Bush

G. Pascal Zachary

Essential Writings of Vannevar Bush

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

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

All 40 works

As We May Think

As We May Think

Biographical memoir of John Ripley Freeman, 1855-1932

Biographical memoir of John Ripley Freeman, 1855-1932

The gentleman of culture.

The gentleman of culture.

Power system transients

Power system transients

A simple harmonic analyser.

A simple harmonic analyser.

Transmission lines transients

Transmission lines transients

Guided missiles and techniques

Hugh H. Spencer

Guided missiles and techniques

Address on occasion of Commencement at Harvard University, June 19, 1941

Address on occasion of Commencement at Harvard University, June 19, 1941

The qualities of a profession

The qualities of a profession

Biographical memoir of Gano Sillick Dunn, 1870-1953

Biographical memoir of Gano Sillick Dunn, 1870-1953

Transportation equipment and related problems

Transportation equipment and related problems

Communication research

Communication research

Of what use is a board of directors

Of what use is a board of directors

Operational circuit analysis

Operational circuit analysis

Modern arms and free men

Modern arms and free men

Summary technical report of the Tropical Deterioration Administrative Committee, NDRC

Summary technical report of the Tropical Deterioration Administrative Committee, NDRC

The engineer in a changing world

Ralph E. Flanders

The engineer in a changing world

Proposals for improving the patent system

Proposals for improving the patent system

Summary technical report of NDRC, master subject index

Summary technical report of NDRC, master subject index

Summary technical report of Division 9 [chemistry] NDRC

Summary technical report of Division 9 [chemistry] NDRC

Comfort Avery Adams

Comfort Avery Adams

The Preparation and testing of explosives

The Preparation and testing of explosives

Analytical studies in aerial warfare

Analytical studies in aerial warfare

Military airborne radar systems [MARS]

Military airborne radar systems [MARS]

Radio proximity fuzes for fin-stabilized missiles

Alexander Ellett

Radio proximity fuzes for fin-stabilized missiles

Radio countermeasures

Radio countermeasures

Airborne fire control

Airborne fire control

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