Bushnell
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Locations in the United States
- Bushnell, FloridaBushnell, FloridaBushnell is a city in Sumter County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,050 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 2,119...
- Bushnell, IllinoisBushnell, IllinoisBushnell is a city in McDonough County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,221 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bushnell is located at ....
- Bushnell Township, McDonough County, IllinoisBushnell Township, McDonough County, IllinoisBushnell Township is located in McDonough County, Illinois. The population was 3,444 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
- Bushnell Township, MichiganBushnell Township, MichiganBushnell Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,111.-Geography:...
- Bushnell, NebraskaBushnell, NebraskaBushnell is a village in Kimball County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 162 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bushnell is located at ....
- Bushnell, South DakotaBushnell, South DakotaBushnell is a town in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 65 at the 2010 census.-History:Bushnell was founded in 1904 and named for Frank E. Bushnell, owner of the land on which the train depot was erected...
People
Many famous people have "Bushnell" as a middle, or last name:- Albert Bushnell HartAlbert Bushnell HartAlbert Bushnell Hart, Ph.D. , was an American historian, writer, and teacher. One of the first generation of professionally trained historians in the United States, a prolific author and editor of historical works, Albert Bushnell Hart became, as Samuel Eliot Morison described him, "The Grand Old...
, American historian - Asa S. Bushnell (Ohio)Asa S. Bushnell (Ohio)right|thumb|350pxAsa Smith Bushnell I was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 40th Governor of Ohio. Bushnell was president of Warder, Bushnell and Glessner Company, which later became International Harvester, now known as Navistar Corporation...
, American politician - Candace BushnellCandace BushnellCandace Bushnell is an American author and columnist based in New York City. She is best known for writing a column that was anthologized in a book, Sex and the City, which in turn became the basis for a popular television series and its subsequent film adaptations.-Personal life:Bushnell was born...
, American journalist and author - Cornelius Scranton BushnellCornelius Scranton BushnellCornelius Scranton Bushnell was an American railroad executive and shipbuilder who was instrumental in developing ironclad ships for the Union Navy during the American Civil War.-Background:...
, entrepreneur, founder of the Union Pacific Railroad; helped build the USS Monitor for the Union Navy - David BushnellDavid BushnellDavid Bushnell , of Westbrook, Connecticut, was an American inventor during the Revolutionary War. He is credited with creating the first submarine ever used in combat, while studying at Yale University in 1775. He called it the Turtle because of its look in the water...
, American inventor - David P. BushnellDavid P. BushnellDavid Pearsall Bushnell was an American entrepreneur. Mr. Bushnell founded his company, Bushnell, in 1948. At that time, binoculars were largely an item of luxury. Through a strategy of importation from foreign manufacturers who provided optics to his specifications, Bushnell made binoculars...
, American entrepreneur - Dennis M. BushnellDennis M. BushnellDennis M. Bushnell is a NASA scientist and lecturer. As Chief Scientist at NASA Langley Research Center, he is responsible for technical oversight and advanced program formulation. His work is focused mainly on new approaches to environmental issues, in particular to climate issues. Bushnell has...
, NASA scientist - Emily BushnellEmily BushnellEmily W. Bushnell is a professor of psychology at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. Her areas of professional interest include child development, infant perception, haptic perception and acquisition of perceptual-motor skills...
, Tufts University psychologist - Horace BushnellHorace BushnellHorace Bushnell was an American Congregational clergyman and theologian.-Life:Bushnell was a Yankee born in the village of Bantam, township of Litchfield, Connecticut. He attended Yale College where he roomed with future magazinist Nathaniel Parker Willis. Willis credited Bushnell with teaching...
, American theologian - Josiah Bushnell GrinnellJosiah Bushnell GrinnellJosiah Bushnell Grinnell was a U.S. Congressman from Iowa's 4th congressional district, an ordained Congregational minister, founder of Grinnell, Iowa and benefactor of Grinnell College....
, U.S. Congressman from Iowa - Nolan BushnellNolan BushnellNolan K. Bushnell is an American engineer and entrepreneur who founded both Atari, Inc and the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza-Time Theaters chain...
, video-game entrepreneur - Prudence BushnellPrudence BushnellPrudence Bushnell is an American diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Kenya and Guatemala. -Early life and career:...
, American diplomat - Thomas BushnellThomas BushnellThomas Bushnell, BSG, formerly known as Michael Bushnell, is a software developer and Gregorian friar. He was the founder and principal architect of GNU's official kernel project, GNU Hurd, from its instigation until November 2003, when he posted to the GNU project's discussion mailing list saying...
(once Michael Bushnell), BSG, programmer, GNU contributor
Other
- The USS Sumner (AGS-5)USS Sumner (AGS-5)USS Sumner was a survey ship in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of Thomas Sumner. She was originally commissioned as a submarine tender as USS Bushnell , in honor of David Bushnell, the inventor of the first American submarine.- USS Bushnell :Bushnell was launched 9 February 1915 by...
, a survey ship that was originally commissioned as the USS Bushnell (AS-2) submarine tender, in honor of David BushnellDavid BushnellDavid Bushnell , of Westbrook, Connecticut, was an American inventor during the Revolutionary War. He is credited with creating the first submarine ever used in combat, while studying at Yale University in 1775. He called it the Turtle because of its look in the water...