Vannevar Bush was an American engineer, inventor and science administrator, who during World War II headed the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD), through which almost all wartime military See more

Carnegie Institution for Science
In May 1938, Bush accepted a prestigious appointment as president of the Carnegie Institution of … See more

After suffering a stroke, Bush died in Belmont, Massachusetts at the age of 84 from pneumonia on June 28, 1974. He was survived by his … See more

In the 1947 film The Beginning or the End, Bush is played by Jonathan Hale.
Bush is played by Matthew Modine in Christopher Nolan's 2023 film Oppenheimer See more

Bush accepted a job with Tufts, where he became involved with the American Radio and Research Corporation (AMRAD), which began broadcasting music from the campus on March 8, … See more

Memex concept
Bush introduced the concept of the memex during the 1930s, which he imagined as a form of memory augmentation involving a microfilm-based "device in which an individual stores all his books, records, and … See more

• Bush was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1925.
• Bush was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1934.
• Bush was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1937. See more