Office of Scientific Research and Development
| OSRD | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | June 28, 1941 |
| Preceding |
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| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Agency executive | |
| Parent agency | Office for Emergency Management |
| Child agencies | |
The Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) was an agency of the
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
.
The research was widely varied, and included projects devoted to new and more accurate
atomic weapons
.
References
- ^ "Executive Order 8807—Establishing the Office of Scientific Research and Development". The American Presidency Project. 1941-06-28. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ISBN 978-1-61234-815-5.
- ^ "Alexander Fleming Discovery and Development of Penicillin - Landmark". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
External links
- Office of Scientific Research and Development Collection at Library of Congress. Original research conducted by the U.S. and Allies during World War II- includes technical reports, memos, drawings, etc.
- Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) Reports at Library of Congress. A digital collection of declassified technical laboratory and field reports as well as other reference material from OSRD’s Division 12: Transportation and Division 16 Optics/ Camouflage. The material was digitized from the microfilm collection and represents the “most important” research reports found in the hardcopy collection.
- OSRD OSRD timeline
- Records of the OSRD at the National Archive
- Stewart, Irvin. Organizing Scientific Research for War: The Administrative History of the Office of Scientific Research and Development. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1948.
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