More from Vannevar Bush

  1. We puzzle as to whether the universe is bounded or extends forever; whether, indeed, it may only be one universe among many. We speculate a…
  2. Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility. Nearly all men of science, all men of learning for that matter, and men of simple way…
  3. Scientific progress on a broad front results from the free play of free intellects, working on subjects of their own choice, in the manner …
  4. That the threat is now intense is not a reason to abandon our quest for knowledge. It is a reason to hold it more tightly, in spite of the …
  5. The publicly and privately supported colleges, universities, and research institutes are the centers of basic research. They are the wellsp…
  6. All my life, which has now lasted something under one hundred years, I have observed managers in action: in government, in universities, , …
  7. Science, by itself, provides no panacea for individual, social, and economic ills. It can be effective in the national welfare only as a me…
  8. Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.

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