During World War II, the National Defense Research Committee
A. had, by 1941, pushed the U.S. into a position of technological superiority over Germany.
B. received more private funding than government money.
C. funded less research than its predecessor had during World War I.
D. concentrated its work on developing an atomic bomb.
E. was headed by a scientist who was a pioneer in the development of the computer.
Answer: E
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