National Defense Research Committee

Development, production, and use of mechanisms and devices of warfare
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Leadership & Staff

James B Conant President of Harvard, 1933-53
• Chemistry Advisor*
James Killian Former MIT President 1948-1959
• MIT Contact, WWII*

Board Members

Irvin Stewart
• Board Member (past)
Richard C. Tolman Professor of physical chemistry and mathematical physics at the California Institute of Technology
• Vice chairman (past)
Vannevar Bush Founded Raytheon, head of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) during WWII
• Chairman ('40→'41)

Parents

Office of Scientific Research and Development Coordinated federal government research relating to national defense
• Parent Org ('41→'47)
National Defense Research Committee
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Basic Info

Types Organization, Government Body

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