The Essential Writings of Vannevar Bush

by Vannevar Bush

Book Overview

The influence of Vannevar Bush on the history and institutions of twentieth-century American science and technology is staggeringly vast. As a leading figure in the creation of the National Science Foundation, the organizer of the Manhattan Project, and an adviser to Presidents Roosevelt and Truman during and after World War II, he played an indispensable role in the mobilization of scientific innovation for a changing world. A polymath, Bush was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231116438
• ISBN13: 9780231116435
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"