The essential writings of Vannevar Bush / selected, edited, and introduced by G. Pascal Zachary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bush, Vannevar, 1890-1974, author.

Contributor:

Zachary, G. Pascal, editor, author.

EBSCOhost.

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology and state--United States.

Technology and state.

United States.

Science and state--United States.

Science and state.

Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2022]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1 Preface to Operational Circuit Analysis (1929) p. 1

2 The Key to Accomplishment (1932) p. 4

3 The Inscrutable Past (1933) p. 11

4 The Warren Weaver Letters on the Future of Computing Machinery (1933) p. 15

5 The Persistent Fallacy of the Absent-Minded Professor (1933) p. 21

6 Stimulation of New Products and New Industries by the Depression (1934) p. 24

7 The Businessman in this Situation (1934) p. 29

8 Against Isolation and for Applying Science to War (1935) p. 32

9 The Engineer and his Relation to Government (1937) p. 35

10 The Qualities of a Profession (1939) p. 42

11 Innovation, Enterprise, and Concentration of Economic Power (1939) p. 55

12 Letter to Herbert Hoover on "The Whole World Situation" (1939) p. 67

13 Letter to Archibald Macleish on "Adequate Handling of Large Masses of Photographs" (1940) p. 71

14 "Leave No Stones Unturned in Research" (1940) p. 74

15 "To the Things of the Mind"; Memorandum Regarding Memex (1941) p. 76

16 Science and National Defense (1941) p. 81

17 Edison and Our Tradition of Opportunity (1944) p. 88

18 Salient Points Concerning Future of Atomic Bombs (1944) p. 93

19 The Builders (1945) p. 98

20 Teamwork of Technicians (1945) p. 101

21 As We May Think (1945) p. 108

22 "Letter of Transmittal" to President Harry Truman (1945) p. 130

23 "Summary" of Science, The Endless Frontier (1945) p. 133

24 Soldiers and Scientists in Partnership (1946) p. 140

25 Organizing Scientific Research for War (1946) p. 144

26 The Danger of Dictation of Science by Laymen (1946) p. 147

27 Should Scientists Resist Military Intrusion? (1947) p. 154

28 Science, Democracy, and War (1949) p. 157

29 How Science Works, or Doesn't, Under Totalitarianism (1949) p. 166

30 The Essence of Security (1949) p. 175

31 The Atomic Bomb and the Defense of the Free World (1951) p. 180

32 A Few Quick (1951) p. 187

33 On Leadership and Management (1951) p. 205

34 "The Timing of the Thermonuclear Test" (1952) p. 209

35 "The Search for Understanding" (1953) p. 220

36 The Peak Wave of Progress in Digital Machinery (1954) p. 224

37 "An Opportunity was Missed" to Halt Nuclear Arms Race (1954) p. 229

38 In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer (1954) p. 234

39 Some Things We Don't Know about Solar Power (1954) p. 247

40 The Future of Digital Information: Storage, Retrieval, Search, and the Construction of Knowledge (1955) p. 250

41 Faith and Science (1955) p. 254

42 Why Do We Pursue Science at All? (1955) p. 259

43 The Pioneer (1957) p. 264

44 "Those Who Talk Frequently Become Ignored" (1957/1959) p. 270

45 On Sputnik (1957) p. 276

46 "All-Out War Unthinkable to Any Sane Individual" (1959) p. 279

47 Machines to Free Men's Minds (1960) p. 281

48 On Space Exploration: The James Webb Letters (1961-1963) p. 285

49 The Other Fellows' Ball Park (1961) p. 292

50 Two Cultures (1962) p. 295

51 Automation's Awkward Age (1962) p. 302

52 What is Research? (1963) p. 306

53 The Art of Management (1967) p. 312

54 "On the Difficulty in Vietnam" (1967) p. 319

55 Do Birds Sing for the Joy of Singing? (1970) p. 322

56 The Revolution in Machines to Reduce Mental Drudgery (1970) p. 324.

Notes:

Includes index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

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Print version: Bush, Vannevar, 1890-1974 Essential writings of Vannevar Bush

ISBN:

9780231552479

0231552475

Publisher Number:

99989830192

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