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Before there was Oppenheimer there was Vannevar Bush
- shortrounddev2 3y agoI recommend the book "The Idea Factory", which is about Bell labs and begins with a short biography of Vannevar Bush.
- patch_cable 3y agoI also recommend “Pieces of the Action” by Vannevar Bush: https://press.stripe.com/pieces-of-the-action https://press.stripe.com/pieces-of-the-action
- djkivi 3y agoLinked at the bottom of this article, and well worth a read -- remember it was written in 1945! https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/303881/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-m...
- mensetmanusman 3y agoBuilding 13 at MIT is named after Vannevar Bush. (Obama visited during his presidency.) https://spectrum.mit.edu/continuum/vannevar-bush-americas-first-presidential-science-advisor/ https://spectrum.mit.edu/continuum/vannevar-bush-americas-fi...