History of Science 3333H - Primary Documents

Primary Documents

J. Robert Oppenheimer

This page contains primary documents that are related to the issues and themes presented in this course. Credits for each document are noted at the bottom of each page.

1911	Frederick Winslow Taylor, The Principles of Scientific Management.
July 16, 1945	War Department Release on New Mexico Test.
July 18,1945	Gen. Leslie Groves Memorandum for the Secretary of War, July 18, 1945.
July 25, 1945	Vannevar Bush, Science The Endless Frontier.
*July 29, 1958*	National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958.
*January 17, 1961*	President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Farewell Address.
May 25, 1961	President John F. Kennedy Special Message to the Congress on Urgent National Needs.