Vannevar Bush

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academic electrical engineer human inventor science administrator

American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890~1974)

Aliases (6)

Bush ×1
Chairman of the Joint Research and Development Board ×1
Chairman of the National Defense Research Committee ×1
Phoebe Clara Davis ×1
Vannevar ×1
Vannevar Bush was a key U.S. science administrator during World War II ×1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic → electrical engineer → human → inventor → science administrator →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Science → Doctor of Engineering → Master of Science →
awardReceived	Edison Medal → Hoover Medal → National Medal of Science → Public Welfare Medal →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1890-03-11 →
dateOfDeath	1974-06-28 →
educatedAt	Harvard University → Massachusetts Institute of Technology → Tufts College →
employer	Carnegie Institution of Washington → Massachusetts Institute of Technology →
familyName	Bush →
fieldOfWork	computer science → electrical engineering → information science → science policy →
fullName	Vannevar Bush →
genre	science policy writing →
givenName	Vannevar →
influenced	Douglas Engelbart → J. C. R. Licklider → Ted Nelson → computer networking research → information retrieval research →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → American Philosophical Society → Institute of Radio Engineers → National Academy of Sciences →
militaryConflict	World War II →
notableFor	organizing U.S. scientific research during World War II → shaping postwar U.S. science policy →
notableIdea	hypertext precursor → memex →
notableWork	As We May Think → Differential analyzer → Science, The Endless Frontier →
placeOfBirth	Everett, Massachusetts, United States →
placeOfDeath	Belmont, Massachusetts, United States →
positionHeld	Chairman of the Joint Research and Development Board → Chairman of the National Defense Research Committee → Dean of the School of Engineering at MIT → Director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development → President of the Carnegie Institution of Washington → Vice President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology →
spouse	Phoebe Clara Davis →

Referenced by (35)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
IRE Medal of Honor → John Fritz Medal → Medal for Merit → National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal → Public Welfare Medal →	notableRecipient
As We May Think → Science, The Endless Frontier → Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias →	author
National Defense Research Committee → Raytheon Company →	foundedBy
Project Xanadu → Theodor Nelson →	influencedBy
Vannevar Bush ("Chairman of the National Defense Research Committee") → Vannevar Bush ("Chairman of the Joint Research and Development Board") →	positionHeld
A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits →	advisor
Everett, Massachusetts →	birthplaceOf
Alfred Loomis →	collaboratedWith
Office of Scientific Research and Development →	director
Claude Shannon →	doctoralAdvisor
Office of Scientific Research and Development →	employerOf
Vannevar Bush ("Bush") →	familyName
Vannevar Bush →	fullName
Vannevar Bush ("Vannevar") →	givenName
National Defense Research Committee →	hasChairperson
Edison Medal →	hasRecipient
Tuxedo Park private laboratory →	hostedScientist
Office of Scientific Research and Development →	keyPerson
Vannevar Bush Award →	namedAfter
Vannevar Bush Award ("Vannevar Bush was a key U.S. science administrator during World War II") →	namedForRoleOfNamesake
National Defense Research Committee →	notableChairperson
Arthur E. Kennelly →	notableStudent
The Computer as a Communication Device →	relatedPerson
MAUD Report →	sentTo
Vannevar Bush ("Phoebe Clara Davis") →	spouse
Differential analyzer →	wasDevelopedBy