ABSTRACT
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT From the Manhattan Project that was the genesis of atomic bomb to food dehydration for easier shipment abroad to the beginning of the computer age, World War II led to a great investment in scientifi c research and development. The War Department created an Offi ce of Scientifi c Research and Development (OSRD), a usage that the military/industrial complex soon reduced to “R&D.” Because an open mind is the fi rst essential quality for scientifi c research, women were more welcome in this area than in most.
