# National Defense Research Committee **Entity class:** Institution **Research spine:** [[research/Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software - Research|Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software]] ## Definition The National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) was created in June 1940 to mobilize civilian scientists and universities for American defense research. ## Chronological Proximity Its creation preceded the [[wiki/Tizard Mission|Tizard Mission]] and financed the rapid growth of the [[wiki/Radiation Laboratory|Radiation Laboratory]]. ## Relational Proximity [[wiki/Vannevar Bush|Vannevar Bush]] designed the committee as a bridge among the presidency, universities, laboratories, and military requirements; the [[wiki/Office of Scientific Research and Development|OSRD]] expanded that model. ## Collection Routes [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]] · [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] · [[wiki/Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software|Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software]] ## Sources / Provenance - [[research/Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software - Research|Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software - Research]].