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Vannevar Bush

http://www.ibiblio.org/pioneers/bush.html. Elizabeth Mr. Arbo Computer Science: Block E 5 March 2009. Vannevar Bush. “Godfather of the wired age” (Griffin). Early Years. Born – March 11, 1890 in Massachusetts Aptitude for math in school

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Vannevar Bush

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  1. http://www.ibiblio.org/pioneers/bush.html Elizabeth Mr. Arbo Computer Science: Block E 5 March 2009 Vannevar Bush “Godfather of the wired age” (Griffin)

  2. Early Years • Born – March 11, 1890 in Massachusetts • Aptitude for math in school • Studied engineering at Tufts College on partial scholarship, where he earned a Master’s Degree • Received doctorate in engineering from MIT, where he later worked (Griffin)

  3. http://www.militarypictures.info/d/108-3/Virginia_class_submarine.jpghttp://www.militarypictures.info/d/108-3/Virginia_class_submarine.jpg World War I • Member of National Research Council (NRC) • Wanted to produce innovations in weaponry, especially submarine detection • Idea for a device using magnetic fields for detection (Griffin)

  4. Between Wars • Worked at MIT where he created the first differential analyzer, a machine that calculated equations • Created a rapid selector, which housed a vast amount of information on microfilm. • President of Carnegie Institution (Griffin)

  5. http://blog.lib.umn.edu/snackeru/greet/atomic-bomb.jpg World War II • Felt cooperation between scientists and government was necessary • Created the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) for mobilizing military research • Involved in creation of atomic bomb • His work helped the United States win the war and changed the method of scientific research in the country (Long)

  6. Written Work • “Science-The Endless Frontier” • Called for need of continued research through a National Research Foundation • “As We May Think” • Describes the “memex” – a theoretical machine meant to extend human memory • This idea is similar to modern hypertext (Griffin)

  7. Works Cited • Griffin, Scott. “Vannevar Bush.” Internet Pioneers. 5 March 2009. <http://www.ibibl io.org/pioneers/bush.html>. • Long, Doug. Vannevar Bush: The Man Behind the Scenes of the Atomic Bomb. 5 March 2009. <http://www.doug-long.com/bush .htm>.

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