The question of whether a device will come into being depends upon three things: first, whether there is a practical use for it that warrants its development and manufacturing costs; second, whether the laws of physics applying to the elements available for its design allow the attainment of the needed ranges, sensitivities, or the like; and third, whether the pertinent art of manufacture has advanced sufficiently to allow a useful embodiment to be built successfully.
The scene changes but the aspirations of men of good will persist. - Vannevar Bush
The scene changes but the aspirations of men of good will persist.
- Vannevar Bush
Consider a future device for individual use, which is a sort of mechanized private file and library. It needs a name, and, to coin one at random, "me… - Vannevar Bush
Consider a future device for individual use, which is a sort of mechanized private file and library. It needs a name, and, to coin one at random, "me…
Give these people money, let them play, and they'll come up with something. - Vannevar Bush
Give these people money, let them play, and they'll come up with something.
Knowledge for the sake of understanding, not merely to prevail, that isthe essence of ourbeing.None candefine its limits, or set its ultimate boundar… - Vannevar Bush
Knowledge for the sake of understanding, not merely to prevail, that isthe essence of ourbeing.None candefine its limits, or set its ultimate boundar…
Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility... It is the faith that it is the privilege of man to learn to understand, and that this is his … - Vannevar Bush
Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility... It is the faith that it is the privilege of man to learn to understand, and that this is his …
As long as scientists are free to pursue the truth wherever it may lead, there will be a flow of new scientific knowledge to those who can apply it t… - Vannevar Bush
As long as scientists are free to pursue the truth wherever it may lead, there will be a flow of new scientific knowledge to those who can apply it t…
Science can give mankind a better standard of living, better health and a better mental life, if mankind in turn gives science the sympathy and suppo… - Vannevar Bush
Science can give mankind a better standard of living, better health and a better mental life, if mankind in turn gives science the sympathy and suppo…
Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation. - Vannevar Bush
Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.
The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momen… - Vannevar Bush
The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momen…
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