National Defense Research Committee
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National Defense Research Committee
A quasi-governmental organization formed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 and headed by Dr. Vannevar Bush, the purpose of which was to mobilize American civilian scientists for military research and to enhance the adaptation of science and technology to the war effort during World War II.
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