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OSRD: The Silent Arsenal Behind U S War Tech
The article profiles the Office of Scientific Research and Development OSRD led by Vannevar Bush James B Conant and Karl Compton. It details its secret role mobilizing top scientists expanding the board and guiding rapid weapon and defense development with a 135 982 500 budget 120 universities and 225 firms contracted. It notes inventions from rockets to anti shark measures and the duck and quack landing craft with a 43 day gestation for hybrid trucks.
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Washington
INS
OSRD
Office of Scientific Research and Development
United States
Vannevar Bush
Carnegie Institution of Washington
James B. Conant
Harvard
Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pearl Harbor
Bush
Roosevelt
National Academy of Sciences
Conway P. Coe
Army
Navy
Armed Services