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Science: The Endless Frontier →

October 21, 2020 • #

Vannevar Bush’s seminal report to President Truman, making the case for government support for foundational scientific research (and pushing to create the NSF).

Previously:

  • Process Not Products — on Bush’s work with the OSRD.
  • How to Make a Memex — his paper “As We May Think.”
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