. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Category : Man ufact uring ▁companies ▁of ▁Russia ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁based ▁in ▁U dm urt ia ▁Category : E lect ron ics ▁companies ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Category : Min istry ▁of ▁General ▁Machine - Build ing ▁( S ov iet ▁Union ) ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Russia <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁App lied ▁Mathemat ics ▁P anel ▁( AMP ) ▁was ▁created ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁as ▁a ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Def ense ▁Research ▁Committee ▁( ND RC ) ▁within ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Scient ific ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁( OS R D ) ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁solve ▁mathematical ▁problems ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁military ▁effort ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁particularly ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁N DR C ▁divisions . ▁ ▁The ▁panel ' s ▁headquarters ▁were ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Warren ▁We aver , ▁formerly ▁of ▁N DR C ▁Division ▁ 7 , ▁Fire ▁Control . ▁ ▁It ▁contract ed ▁projects ▁out ▁to ▁various ▁research ▁groups , ▁not ably ▁at ▁Pr inc eton ▁and ▁Columbia ▁Univers ities . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁work ▁immediately ▁relevant ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁effort , ▁mathemat icians ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁panel ▁also ▁purs ued ▁problems ▁of ▁interest ▁to ▁them ▁without ▁contract s ▁from ▁outside ▁organizations . ▁ ▁Most ▁not ably , ▁Abraham ▁Wald ▁developed ▁the ▁statistical ▁technique ▁of ▁sequ ential ▁analysis ▁while ▁working ▁for ▁A MP