{"title":"Vannevar Bush","description":"\u003cp\u003eVannevar Bush's works invite readers into the world of pioneering scientific thought and innovation. His writing explores the intersection of technology, policy, and progress, offering valuable perspectives on how science shapes society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom reflective essays to foundational texts like \u003cem\u003eScience, the Endless Frontier\u003c\/em\u003e, this collection provides insight into the ideas that have influenced modern scientific discourse and research policy. Ideal for those interested in the history and philosophy of science.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pieces-of-the-action-by-vannevar-bush-9781953953209","title":"Pieces of the Action","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn inside account of one of the most innovative R\u0026amp;D ecosystems of the 20th century, from the man who was at the centre of it all.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver a 60-year career in public affairs, Vannevar Bush—engineer, inventor, educator, and public face of government-funded science—sought to eliminate roadblocks to innovation in science and technology. In \u003ci\u003ePieces of the Action\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of memoir-essays, he reflects on his role in shaping the policies and organisations that powered American research and development in the mid-20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the architect and administrator of an R\u0026amp;D pipeline that efficiently coordinated the work of civilian scientists and the military during World War II, he was central to catalysing the development of radar and the proximity fuze, the mass production of penicillin, and the initiation of the Manhattan Project. \u003ci\u003ePieces of the Action\u003c\/i\u003e offers his hard-won lessons on how to operate and manage effectively within complex organisations, build bridges between people and disciplines, and drive ambitious, unprecedented programmes to fruition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith wry humour, Bush also shares personal observations and anecdotes—pelting cows with apples, poking fun at servicemen who tried to keep his own invention secret from him—that offer a glimpse of the personality behind the accolades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1970, this updated edition includes 15 archival images from Bush's life and career and a foreword from entrepreneur and Idea Machines podcast host Ben Reinhardt that contextualises the lessons \u003ci\u003ePieces of the Action\u003c\/i\u003e can offer to contemporary readers: that change depends both on heroic individuals and effective organisations; that a leader's job is one of coordination; and that the path from idea to innovation is a long and winding one, inextricably bound to those involved—those enduring figures who have a piece of the action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46850406220012,"sku":"9781953953209","price":46.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18999523482883.jpg?v=1759090426"},{"product_id":"the-essential-writings-of-vannevar-bush-by-vannevar-bush-9780231116435","title":"The Essential Writings of Vannevar Bush","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe influence of Vannevar Bush on the history and institutions of twentieth-century American science and technology is staggeringly vast. As a leading figure in the creation of the National Science Foundation, the organiser of the Manhattan Project, and an adviser to Presidents Roosevelt and Truman during and after World War II, he played an indispensable role in the mobilisation of scientific innovation for a changing world. A polymath, Bush was a co-founder of Raytheon, a pioneer of computing technology, and a visionary who foresaw the personal computer and might have coined the term \"web\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Bush's biographer, G. Pascal Zachary, this collection presents more than fifty of Bush's most important works across four decades. His subjects are as varied as his professional pursuits. Here are his thoughts on the management of innovation, the politics of science, research and national security, technology in public life, and the relationship of scientific advancement to human flourishing. It includes his landmark introduction to \u003cem\u003eScience, the Endless Frontier\u003c\/em\u003e, the blueprint for how government should support research and development, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe works are as illuminating as they are prescient, from considerations of civil-military relations and the perils of the nuclear arms race to future encyclopaedias and information overload, the Apollo program, and computing and consciousness. Together, these pieces reveal Bush as a major figure in the history of science, computerisation, and technological development and a prophet of the information age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428249911532,"sku":"9780231116435","price":72.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780231116435.jpg?v=1774497389"},{"product_id":"science-the-endless-frontier-by-vannevar-bush-9780691186627","title":"Science, the Endless Frontier","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe classic case for why government must support science - with a new essay by physicist and former congressman Rush Holt on what democracy needs from science today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScience, the Endless Frontier\u003c\/em\u003e is recognised as the landmark argument for the essential role of science in society and government's responsibility to support scientific endeavours. First issued when Vannevar Bush was the director of the US Office of Scientific Research and Development during the Second World War, this classic remains vital in making the case that scientific progress is necessary to a nation's health, security, and prosperity. Bush's vision set the course for US science policy for more than half a century, building the world's most productive scientific enterprise. Today, amid a changing funding landscape and challenges to science's very credibility, \u003cem\u003eScience, the Endless Frontier\u003c\/em\u003e resonates as a powerful reminder that scientific progress and public well-being alike depend on the successful symbiosis between science and government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis timely new edition presents this iconic text alongside a new companion essay from scientist and former congressman Rush Holt, who offers a brief introduction and consideration of what society needs most from science now. Reflecting on the report's legacy and relevance along with its limitations, Holt contends that the public's ability to cope with today's issues—such as public health, the changing climate and environment, and challenging technologies in modern society—requires a more capacious understanding of what science can contribute. Holt considers how scientists should think of their obligation to society and what the public should demand from science, and he calls for a renewed understanding of science's value for democracy and society at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA touchstone for concerned citizens, scientists, and policymakers, \u003cem\u003eScience, the Endless Frontier\u003c\/em\u003e endures as a passionate articulation of the power and potential of science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This excellent reissue of Vannevar Bush's visionary work comes at a pivotal moment for our nation. 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Now elevated and updated by the brilliant writing of former congressman Rush Holt, an unmatched champion for the advancement of science, this book is a forceful declaration of the value of science for our democracy and a ringing call to action for policymakers and the American people alike.' - Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47598128300268,"sku":"9780691186627","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/671f60fd3f055cbc95b879447549f80a.jpg?v=1778027120"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/vannevar-bush.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}