BUSH, VANNEVAR

born March 11, 1890, Everett, Mass., U.S. died June 28, 1974, Belmont, Mass. American electrical engineer and administrator who developed the Differential Analyzer and oversaw government mobilization of scientific research during World War II. Michael Aaron Dennis Additional reading Vannevar Bush, Science: The Endless Frontier (1945), and Modern Arms and Free Men: A Discussion of the Role of Science in Preserving Democracy (1949), are important sources for understanding Bush. G. Pascal Zachary, Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century (1997, reissued 1999), the only existing biography, does an excellent job of weaving together Bush's multiple identities.Colin Burke, Information and Secrecy: Vannevar Bush, Ultra, and the Other Memex (1994), covers Bush's role in code breaking during World War II.James M. Nyce and Paul Kahn (eds.), From Memex to Hypertext: Vannevar Bush and the Mind's Machine (1991), covers Bush's idea of the Memex machine and his impact on the developers of hypertext.