Endless Frontier Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century

Name: Endless Frontier Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century
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ISBN: 9780262740227

ISBN-10: 0262740222

ISBN-13: 9780262740227

Edition: 1999

Authors: G. Pascal Zachary

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Tracing the life and work of Vannevar Bush, this biography shows that whilst Bush helped create the military-industrial complex, he was also a sceptical observer of scientists and politicians and warned against the dangers of the arms race.

Book details

List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 5/26/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 522
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English



Prologue: "Call it a war"



The Education of an Engineer



"The sea was all around" (1890-1909)



"The man I wanted to be" (1909-18)



"Blow for blow" (1919-32)



"Versatile, not superficial" (1932-38)



Preparing for War



"The minor miracles" (1939-40)



"Don't let the bastards get you down" (1940-41)



Modern Arms and Free Men



"The man who may win or lose the war" (1942-43)



"A race between techniques" (1943-44)



"This uranium headache!" (1939-45)



"The endless frontier" (1944-45)



"After peace returns" (1945)



"As we may think" (1945)



The New World



"A carry-over from the war" (1945-46)



"So doggone weary" (1946-48)



"The grim world" (1949-54)



"Crying in the wilderness" (1955-70)


Postscript: "Earlier than we think"


List of Abbreviations


Notes


Principal Sources


Acknowledgments


Index