It was through the Second World War that most of us suddenlyappreciated for the first time the power of man's concentrated efforts to understand and control the forces of nature.We were appalled by what we saw.
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…
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…
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.
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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