Before he died (and before the first ignition in New Mexico), he wrote a letter to Vannevar Bush, director of the wartime Office of Scientific Research and Development, which oversaw building of the atomic bombs.

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Roosevelt to the director of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development.

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In addition, the Council shall provide advice to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget concerning the agencies' research and development budget submissions.

WHITEHOUSE: NSTC Executive Order

For more than a decade, the office has encouraged the development and implementation of effective regional research policies, as well as infrastructure development and collaborative networks for qualitative science communication.

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On top of its 37 malls, Rouse has 113 other properties, including office, research and development and industrial space in 22 states, that General Growth could sell to pay down debt.

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The new interface technology was developed by an international cooperation of the BMW Research and Development Centre in Munich, Germany and the BMW Group Technology Office Palo Alto in Silicon Valley, California.

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