DECORATED AUTHOR: Vannevar Bush was one of the most influential public intellectuals of the 20th century. He led the US National Defense Research Committee and Office of Scientific Research and Development during World War II and was an early administrator of the Manhattan Project. He was featured on the cover of Time magazine in 1944 and appeared on Meet the Press in 1959. COMPUTING PIONEER: Bush’s work on analog computers is widely recognized as paving the way for today’s technology. His 1945 essay ?As We May Think? in the Atlantic Monthly is credited with anticipating the personal computing revolution. SNAPSHOT OF HISTORY: Pieces of the Action offers an up-close view of 20th century history. It’s full of colorful, personal anecdotes about Presidents Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and Truman, Winston Churchill, and many more. ENDURING RELEVANCE: The cultural landscape of the 1970s that Bush describes in Pieces of the Action bears striking resemblance to the political and economic challenges we face today. It also suggests a blueprint for overcoming them, making the book an essential resource for policymakers. ENGAGED COMMUNITY: Stripe Press has a sizable community of avid fans?who run the gamut from startup founders to executives at some of the world’s largest companies?who eagerly await each new title. Many readers tweet about our books?the Stripe Press ?shelfie? is a genre unto itself?as do the founders of Stripe and many Stripe employees.
ISBN: 978-1-953953-20-9
