Vannevar Bush

#glossary #individual

American inventor, engineer, administrator Born: #y1890 #m/march #d11 Died: #y1974 #m/june #d28

Popularized the concept of the Memex, which he wrote about in his essay As We May Think.

Known for leading a movement that led to the creation of the NSF in, after his leading of the US OSRD during World War 2.

MIT EE PhD in #y1919, cofounded RTX (then the American Appliance Company) in #y1922.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vannevar_Bush

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIsPFWSYf3c