Bush, Vannevar 1890-1974

Overview

Works:	301 works in 417 publications in 9 languages and 10,138 library holdings
Classifications:	q127.u6, 355

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Publications about Vannevar Bush

Publications by Vannevar Bush

Publications by Vannevar Bush, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Vannevar Bush

Endless frontier : Vannevar Bush, engineer of the American Century by G. Pascal Zachary ( Book )
Information and secrecy : Vannevar Bush, Ultra, and the other Memex by Colin B Burke ( Book )
Vannevar Bush, ninth Hoover medalist by Hoover Medal Board of Award ( Book )
Managing uncertainty : Vannevar Bush, James B. Conant and the development of the atomic bomb, 1940-1945 by Montgomery Cunningham Meigs ( Book )
Straight-thinking Vannevar Bush and the culture of American engineering by Larry Owens ( Book )

科学大国アメリカは原爆投下によって生まれた : 巨大プロジェクトで国を変えた男 by 歌田明弘 ( Book )
John Fritz medal. Biography of Vannevar Bush, medalist for 1951 by John Fritz Medal Board ( Book )
From analytical engine to electronic digital computer : the contributions of Ludgate (1883-1922), Torres y Quevedo (1852-1936) and Bush (1890-1974) by Brian Randell ( Book )
Bush-Conant file relating to the development of the atomic bomb, 1940-1945 ( Book )
Bush-Conant file relating to the development of the atomic bomb, 1940-1945 Records of the Office of Scientific Research and Development, Record Group 227 by United States ( )
Changing attitudes 1946-1948 ( Visual )
マルチメディアの巨人 : ヴァネヴァ・ブッシュ--原爆・コンピュータ・UFO by 歌田明弘 ( Book )
Vannevar Bush, 1890-1974 : a biographical memoir by Jerome B Wiesner ( Book )
Memex : a könyvbe zárt tudás a 21. században by Péter György ( Book )
无尽的前沿 : 布什传 by G. Pascal Zachary ( Book )
Biography of Vannevar Bush, medalist for 1951 by John Fritz Medal Board ( Book )
Bush-Conant file relating to the development of the atomic bomb 1940-1945 by United States ( Book )
Vannevar Bush : March 11, 1890-June 28, 1974 by Jerome B Wiesner ( Book )
Edward Lindley Bowles papers, 1869-1990 (bulk 1920-1982) by Edward Lindley Bowles ( )
Papers, 1847-1953 by Robert Andrews Millikan ( )

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Most widely held works by Vannevar Bush

Modern arms and free men: a discussion of the role of science in preserving democracy by Vannevar Bush ( Book )
10 editions published between 1949 and 1985 in English and held by 1,475 libraries worldwide

Pieces of the action by Vannevar Bush ( Book )
7 editions published between 1970 and 1972 in English and held by 1,047 libraries worldwide

Science is not enough by Vannevar Bush ( Book )
7 editions published between 1967 and 1991 in English and Chinese and held by 877 libraries worldwide

Endless horizons by Vannevar Bush ( Book )
6 editions published between 1946 and 1975 in English and held by 533 libraries worldwide

From Memex to hypertext : Vannevar Bush and the mind's machine ( Book )
6 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 476 libraries worldwide
In 1945, Vannevar Bush, the engineer who designed the world's most powerful analog computers and the official responsible for U.S. scientific research and development during WWII, published an essay in which he predicted the development of a new kind of computing machine he called Memex. Today, computers in millions of offices and homes perform tasks that closely resemble the ideas that Bush proposed. For many people in the fields of computer and information science.

Science, the endless frontier : a report to the President by Vannevar Bush ( Book )
2 editions published in 1945 in English and held by 358 libraries worldwide

Science, the endless frontier : a report to the President on a program for postwar scientific research by Vannevar Bush ( Book )
9 editions published between 1960 and 2011 in English and held by 326 libraries worldwide

Principles of electrical engineering by W. H Timbie ( Book )
23 editions published between 1922 and 1966 in English and Chinese and held by 323 libraries worldwide

Operational circuit analysis by Vannevar Bush ( Book )
10 editions published between 1929 and 1948 in English and held by 242 libraries worldwide

Scientists face the world of 1942 by K. T Compton ( Book )
4 editions published in 1942 in English and held by 201 libraries worldwide

Science, the endless frontier a report to the President on a program for postwar scientific research by United States ( Book )
4 editions published between 1960 and 2005 in English and held by 103 libraries worldwide

Science, the endless frontier by United States ( Book )
10 editions published between 1960 and 2004 in English and held by 90 libraries worldwide

Proposals for improving the patent system : study of the Subcommittee on Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-fourth Congress, second session, pursuant to S. Res. 167, study no. 1 by United States ( Book )
2 editions published between 1956 and 1957 in English and held by 58 libraries worldwide

Proposals for improving the patent system study of the Subcommittee on Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, pursuant to S. Res. 167 of the Eighty-fourth Congress, second session, study no. 1 by United States ( Book )
1 edition published in 1957 in English and held by 47 libraries worldwide

1995 : Vannevar Bush II : science for the 21st century : forum proceedings, March 2-3, 1995 by Sigma Xi Forum ( Book )
1 edition published in 1995 in English and held by 34 libraries worldwide

By their fruits : some historic contributions to the chemistry of life ( Book )
1 edition published in 1962 in English and held by 27 libraries worldwide

Summary technical report of Division 6, NDRC by United States ( Book )
1 edition published in 1946 in English and held by 24 libraries worldwide

Science, the endless frontier a report to the President on a program for postwar scientific research by United States ( Book )
1 edition published in 1980 in English and held by 24 libraries worldwide

The gentleman of culture by Vannevar Bush ( Book )
1 edition published in 1959 in English and held by 24 libraries worldwide

Summary technical report of the Tropical Deterioration Administrative Committee, NDRC by United States ( Book )
2 editions published between 1946 and 1965 in English and held by 20 libraries worldwide

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Audience level: 0.70 (from 0.63 for Pieces of ... to 0.87 for The gentle ...)

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Aeronautics, Military--Research‍ Anti-submarine warfare‍ Arms transfers‍ Atomic bomb‍ Biography‍ Bush, Vannevar,--1890-1974‍ Calculus, Operational‍ Conant, James Bryant,--1893-1978‍ Conference proceedings‍ Cryptography‍ Cryptography equipment industry‍ Defense industries‍ Education, Humanistic‍ Electrical engineering‍ Electrical engineers‍ Electric circuits‍ Electric currents‍ Electronic analog computers‍ Electronic instruments--Tropical conditions‍ Engineering‍ Firearms‍ History‍ Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)‍ Information science‍ Information scientists‍ Mathematicians‍ Mathematics--Research‍ Medicine--Research‍ Military art and science‍ Military research‍ Military supplies‍ Military weapons‍ National Science Foundation (U.S.)‍ Naval research‍ Patent laws and legislation‍ Radar‍ Research‍ Science‍ Science and state‍ Sonar‍ Submarine warfare‍ Technology‍ Therapeutics‍ Torpedoes‍ Underwater acoustics‍ United States War‍ Weapons industry‍ World politics‍ World War (1939-1945)‍

From Memex to hypertext : Vannevar Bush and the mind's machine

Languages

English (400)
Chinese (12)
French (4)
Japanese (4)
Spanish (4)
Hungarian (1)
Swedish (1)
Portuguese (1)
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Science, the endless frontier : a report to the President on a program for postwar scientific research

Information and secrecy : Vannevar Bush, Ultra, and the other Memex