Vannevar Bush
American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890–1974)
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Ep. 225: Should I Become A Thriller Writer? (w/ J.T. Ellison)
Cal Newport
Developed the differential analyzer at MIT in the mid-1930s, an early general-purpose analog electronic computer.
Prof. Agnes Callard on The Portal, Ep. #023 - Courage, Meta-cognitive Detachment and Their Limits
Eric Weinstein
Mentioned in relation to the 'Endless Frontier' pact, which led to federal government investment in blue sky research primarily through universities, confusing teaching and research functions.
Safi Bahcall: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Transform Industries | SXSW 2019
SXSW
An engineer, inventor, and organizational genius who played a crucial role in mobilizing US science and technology during World War II and later influenced national research infrastructure.
Loonshots How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas with Safi Bahcall
The Innovation Show with Aidan McCullen
Dean of Engineering at MIT who proposed a system to mobilize scientists for WWII, creating innovative technologies that turned the war's course.
Michael Kratsios: Inside the White House's AI Strategy
Y Combinator
Science advisor to FDR, author of the seminal report 'Science: The Endless Frontier', which laid out the government's role in funding basic research.