The Biography of Vannevar Bush (Engineer of the American Century)

What I learned from reading: "Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century" (https://a.co/d/cnzEHgN) by G. Pascal Zachary. https://www.founderspodcast.com/ Full Transcript and Show Notes: https://www.founderspodcast.com/episodes/68437871/senra-vannevar-bush-engineer-of-the-american-century David Senra: https://x.com/FoundersPodcast?s=20

David Senrahost

Nov 2, 202353mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: November 2, 2023
Duration: 53m
Channel: Founders Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

What I learned from reading: "Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century" (https://a.co/d/cnzEHgN) by G. Pascal Zachary. https://www.founderspodcast.com/ Full Transcript and Show Notes: https://www.founderspodcast.com/episodes/68437871/senra-vannevar-bush-engineer-of-the-american-century David Senra: https://x.com/FoundersPodcast?s=20

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David Senra
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Host of the Founders Podcast, narrating biographies of influential founders and leaders.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Founders Podcast, featuring David Senra, The Biography of Vannevar Bush (Engineer of the American Century) explores vannevar Bush: Contrarian Engineer Who Marshaled Science for America's Century Senra presents Bush as a contrarian, pragmatist and fierce individualist who distrusted bureaucracy, big institutions and mass mediocrity, and he links these views to Edwin Land.

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