Vannevar Bush
@vannevarbush
American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890–1974)
Building Raytheon as Founder · United States
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1890–1974
- Educated at
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Tufts University · Harvard University · Chelsea High School
About
Vannevar Bush (1890–1974) was a computer scientist and inventor. They were born in Everett. They studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They served as chairperson.
In context
Raytheon was founded in 1922 and closed in 2020, after 98 years. Among the 21 other aerospace industry companies founded in the 1920s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 31 years, so this one outlasted most of them.
Contribution
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