The author’s frequent critiques of Bush in later years for being out-of-touch and losing influence were also a bit grating, and seem to hold him to an impossible standard. his contribution to the warr effort is stunning.
He was a believer in the able should rule and it proved his downfall post WWII.
So dry for someone who was so fascinating. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. A good read for those interseted either in modern US funding of research or WWII history on the home front. Vannevar Bush was quite some character. He was a believer in the able should rule and it proved his downfall post WWII. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions. Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? Lots of material for those interested in the trials and tribulations of a high-power science administrator. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.Something went wrong.
The author’s frequent critiques of Bush in later years for being out-of-touch and losing influence were also a bit grating, and seem to hold him to an impossible standard. He has lectured on the history of technology at the University of California at Berkeley, the Smithsonian Institution, and Columbia University. Zachary, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, labors extensively to reconstruct the prodigious life of this "patron saint of American science, 'one of the most important men in America,'" in light of the puzzling truth that his subject is virtually forgotten today. Cloyingly praiseful, Zachary uses extensive detail to create an apotheosis of a hero who brought science and the centralized organization to bear on winning the war and establishing the modern public-private partnership.
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As a young professor at MIT in the 1920s, Vannevar Bush (1890-1974) did seminal work on analog computing and was a cofounder of Raytheon, whose initial success was based on long-lasting radio tubes. On display here is the creation of what we today call "The Military Industrial Complex," and Bush's central role in it. Tuxedo Park : A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II
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?Robert C. Ballou, Atlanta He appears in a book I am writing, and I used ENDLESS FRONTIER in order to get a feel for who Bush really was. Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century Of particular interest to today's technocrat will be Zachary's discussion of how Bush's memex and rapid selector inventions prefigured today's Internet. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. Man of the Hour: James B. Conant, Warrior Scientist Proceedings of Online 72 Conference. Excellent book. Does this book contain inappropriate content? Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Does this book contain quality or formatting issues? ENDLESS FRONTIER VANNEVAR BUSH, by G.P. A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Please try again