American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890–1974) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vannevar Bush (/væˈniːvɑːr/ van-NEE-var; March 11, 1890 – June 28, 1974) was an American engineer, inventor and science administrator. He is known in engineering for his work on analog computers, for founding Raytheon, and for the memex.
Vannevar Bush | |
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![]() Vannevar Bush, ca. 1940–44 | |
Born | Everett, Massachusetts, United States | March 11, 1890
Died | June 28, 1974 84) Belmont, Massachusetts, United States | (aged
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Tufts College (B.S., M.S., 1913) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (D.Eng., 1916) |
Known for | National Science Foundation Manhattan Project Raytheon Differential analyzer |
Awards | Edison Medal (1943) Hoover Medal (1946) Medal for Merit (1948) IRI Medal (1949) John Fritz Medal (1951) John J. Carty Award (1953) National Medal of Science (1963) Atomic Pioneer Award (1970) (more, see below) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrical engineering |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Carnegie Institution of Washington |
Thesis | Oscillating-current circuits; an extension of the theory of generalized angular velocities, with applications to the coupled circuit and the artificial transmission line (1916) |
Doctoral advisor | Dugald C. Jackson Arthur Edwin Kennelly[1] |
Notable students | Claude Shannon Frederick Terman |
Influenced | Douglas Engelbart Ted Nelson |
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Bush died of pneumonia in Belmont, Massachusetts, aged 84.
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