National Defense Research Committee

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National Defense Research Committee

United States government organization

Also known as: NDRC

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Vannevar Bush
Architect of the military-industrial complex
…about forming an organization, the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC), to organize research of interest to the military and to inform the armed services about new technologies. The NDRC was formed with Bush as its chairman on June 27, 1940. One year later, the Office of Scientific Research and Development…
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…about forming an organization, the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC), to organize research of interest to the military and to inform the armed services about new technologies. The NDRC was formed with Bush as its chairman on June 27, 1940. One year later, the Office of Scientific Research and Development…
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Hugh L. Dryden
…the Washington Project of the National Defense Research Committee, which developed the Bat radar-homing missile, the first successful U.S. guided missile, which was used by the navy against the Japanese during World War II. For his part in the project, he was awarded the Presidential Certificate of Merit in 1948.
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…the Washington Project of the National Defense Research Committee, which developed the Bat radar-homing missile, the first successful U.S. guided missile, which was used by the navy against the Japanese during World War II. For his part in the project, he was awarded the Presidential Certificate of Merit in 1948.
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