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The first modern analog computer, the Differential Analyzer could solve certain classes of differential equations.
During World War I, Vannevar Bush conducted research focused on antisubmarine technology. He successfully invented a submarine-detection device, though it was not adopted by the U.S. Navy at the time. This outcome was largely attributed to Bush’s lack of access to government policy makers, a challenge he later addressed by establishing significant influence over government-funded scientific research during World War II.1