Ted Nelson
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Ted Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning non-linear, interconnected digital documents.
Aliases (2)
- Theodor Holm Nelson ×3
- intertwingularity ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
computer scientist
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human → information technology pioneer → philosopher of information → writer → |
| advocated |
bidirectional links in hypertext systems
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fine-grained copyright and micropayments for digital documents → |
| authored |
Computer Lib / Dream Machines
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Geeks Bearing Gifts → Literary Machines → The Home Computer Revolution → |
| birthName |
Theodor Holm Nelson
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| coinedTerm |
hypermedia
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hypertext → intertwingled → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1937-06-17
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| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Swarthmore College → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign → |
| familyName |
Nelson
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| fieldOfWork |
digital media
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human–computer interaction → hypertext → information design → information technology → |
| founded |
Project Xanadu
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| givenName |
Theodor
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| influenced |
Tim Berners-Lee
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development of the World Wide Web → hypertext systems research → |
| knownFor |
Project Xanadu
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coining the term "hypermedia" → coining the term "hypertext" → concept of non-linear writing → vision of a global hypertext publishing system → |
| name |
Ted Nelson
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| notableIdea |
docuverse
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hypermedia → hypertext → intertwingularity → transclusion → |
| occupation |
author
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lecturer → software designer → |
| parent |
Celeste Holm
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Ralph Nelson → |
| placeOfBirth |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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| theorized |
non-linear, interconnected digital documents
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Referenced by (24)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Computer Lib / Dream Machines
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Dream Machines → Geeks Bearing Gifts → Literary Machines ("Theodor Holm Nelson") → Literary Machines → The Home Computer Revolution → |
author |
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Docuverse
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Geeks Bearing Gifts → Project Xanadu → Xanadu hypertext system → |
creator |
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As We May Think
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Vannevar Bush → |
influenced |
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Geeks Bearing Gifts
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The Home Computer Revolution → |
workOf |
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Docuverse
("Theodor Holm Nelson")
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associatedWithPerson |
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Ted Nelson
("Theodor Holm Nelson")
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birthName |
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Docuverse
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describedBy |
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Nelson
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hasNotableBearer |
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Yurii Rubinsky Memorial Award
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hasNotableRecipient |
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Ted Nelson
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name |
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Theodor Nelson
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nickname |
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Ted Nelson
("intertwingularity")
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notableIdea |
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Project Xanadu
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notableWorkOf |
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Xanadu hypertext system
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proposedBy |