Description: From BooklistBush's seminal essay "As We May Think," which appeared in the Atlantic Monthly in 1945, may seem quaint today, but not too long ago it was required reading for budding library and information scientists. In it Bush envisioned automated information retrieval and a complex device called the Memex, and for that he has gained a place in history. Zachary is a Wall Street Journal reporter and author of Show-Stopper (1994), an account of Microsoft's efforts to create Windows NT. He has been researching Bush's life for more than 10 years, and his effort has paid off here. Zachary calls Bush "the most politically powerful inventor since Benjamin Franklin." He documents Bush's many inventions and patents and his contributions at MIT and the Carnegie Institution. He details Bush's roles with the National Defense Research Committee and the Office of Scientific Research and Development, where …condition info: Has a sturdy binding with some shelf wear. May have light markings on pages.
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EAN: 9780684828213
Book Title: Endless Frontier : Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century
Number of Pages: 528 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Free Press
Item Height: 1.5 in
Publication Year: 1997
Topic: General, Electrical, Science & Technology
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 30 oz
Item Length: 9.6 in
Author: G. Pascal Zachary
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
