when was the above research committee formed?
June 27, 1940
National Defense Research Committee
The National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) was an organization created "to coordinate, supervise, and conduct scientific research on the problems underlying the development, production, and use of mechanisms and devices of warfare" in the United States from June 27, 1940, until June 28, 1941.
what is smyth report? An administrative history about the Manhattan Project. who is the author? Henry DeWolf Smyth was this report translated? Yes, into Russian from where did the author complete his education? Princeton University and the University of Cambridge what was his role in world war ii? He was a member of the National Defense Research Committee's Uranium Committee and a consultant on the Manhattan Project.
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National Defense Research Committee [SEP] Introduction
The National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) was an organization created "to coordinate, supervise, and conduct scientific research on the problems underlying the development, production, and use of mechanisms and devices of warfare" in the United States from June 27, 1940, until June 28, 1941. Most of its work was done with the strictest secrecy, and it began research of what would become some of the most important technology during World War II, including radar and the atomic bomb. It was superseded by the Office of Scientific Research and Development in 1941, and reduced to merely an advisory organization until it was eventually terminated during 1947.