The Vannevar Bush Award has been given each year since 1980 by National Science Foundation to persons who contributed most "toward the welfare of mankind and the nation".
The award is named after the American scientist Vannevar Bush (1890-1974).
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He was typecast as the wasp-tongued, supercillious sophisticate. His most famous role is that of the cranky professor ...