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Vannevar Bush, (born March 11, 1890, Everett, Mass., U.S.—died June 28, 1974, Belmont, Mass.), American electrical engineer and administrator who developed the Differential Analyzer and oversaw government mobilization of scientific research during World War II.

Science History Institute. Vannevar Bush (1890–1974), one of the great overachievers of the 20th century, combined the skills of an engineer, a mathematician, and a scientist with the organizational abilities of a successful military leader or company president. In 1931, while a professor at MIT, he created the first analog computer that could reliably solve differential equations with up to 18 variables.

Vannevar Bush was an American engineer, inventor, physicist, and science administrator who was instrumental in swift advance of scientific research and development of weapons during WWII. Born and raised in Massachusetts, he earned his B.S. and M.S. from ‘Tufts University,’ and a doctorate in electrical engineering from ‘MIT’ and ‘Harvard University.’.

Vannevar Bush (March 11, 1890 – June 30, 1974) was an American engineer and science administrator known for his work on analog computing, his political role in the development of the atomic bomb, and the idea of the memex, which was seen decades later as a pioneering concept for the World Wide Web.

“The Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship is the Department’s most prestigious research grant award,” said Dr. Jean-Luc Cambier, the VBFF Program Director.

Vannevar Bush was an engineer and administrator who led the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development during World War II. More + Churchill and the Scientists Long identified with the...

Vannevar Bush " As We May Think " is a 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush which has been described as visionary and influential, anticipating many aspects of information society. It was first published in The Atlantic in July 1945 and republished in an abridged version in September 1945—before and after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Vannevar was a famous inventor, engineer and scientist, who was involved with early broadcasting (among his many achievements). His father was a preacher named Perry Bush, and his mother’s name was Emma (Paine). George H.W. Bush’s parents were Prescott Bush (a financier and later a senator) and Dorothy (Walker).