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#271 Vannevar Bush (Engineer of the American Century)

Founders

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The Young Bush Was Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts

As a boy, Bush would read old whaling logs over and over. He credited his ship Captain Forbears for instilling in him some inclination to run a show once I was in it. The younger Bush never forgot the lesson; he grew self-reliant, confident, and pugnacious. There was more to his combatideness than mere bravado.

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