Title :
Engineers, psychologists, and administrators: control systems research in wartime, 1940-45
Author :
Mindell, David A.
Author_Institution :
MIT, MA, USA
fDate :
8/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Describes the organisation and work of 2 US wartime scientific agencies, the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) and its successor and umbrella organization, the Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD)
Keywords :
control engineering; research initiatives; NDRC; National Defense Research Committee; OSRD; Office of Scientific Research and Development; US; USA; World War II; control systems research; scientific agencies; Aircraft; Automatic control; Centralized control; Control systems; Defense industry; Electrical equipment industry; Europe; Government; History; Psychology;
Journal_Title :
Control Systems, IEEE
