Vannevar Bush and Karl Taylor Compton at desk, 1932

Object summary

Title: Vannevar Bush and Karl Taylor Compton at desk, 1932
Object ID: GCP-00003606
Date made: 1932-03
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge, MIT, 3-208
Maker: MIT, News Office
Object type: Photograph
Major collection: MIT History
Named collection: Biographical/Subject Files Collection
On view: No

Description

Vannevar Bush and Karl Tayor Compton sit behind a large wooden desk, a painted portrait on the wall behind them. Original caption: "Dr. Bush and Karl Taylor Compton, M.I.T.'s 9th president, in 1932 when D. Bush was named vice president of M.I.T. and the first dean of the Institute's then newly organized School of Engineering. During this period, which was one of rapid development in science and technology, Dr. Bush was a leader in moderninzing the curriculum and in advancing research. --END--"