Ted Nelson

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computer scientist human information technology pioneer philosopher of information writer

Ted Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning non-linear, interconnected digital documents.

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Label	Occurrences
Ted Nelson canonical	20
Theodor Holm Nelson	3
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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	computer scientist ⓘ human ⓘ information technology pioneer ⓘ philosopher of information ⓘ writer ⓘ
advocated	bidirectional links in hypertext systems ⓘ fine-grained copyright and micropayments for digital documents ⓘ
authored	Computer Lib / Dream Machines ⓘ Geeks Bearing Gifts ⓘ Project Xanadu ⓘ surface form: Literary Machines The Home Computer Revolution ⓘ
birthName	Ted Nelson self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Theodor Holm Nelson
coinedTerm	hypermedia ⓘ hypertext ⓘ intertwingled ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1937-06-17 ⓘ
educatedAt	Harvard University ⓘ Swarthmore College ⓘ University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ
familyName	Theodor ⓘ surface form: Nelson
fieldOfWork	digital media ⓘ human–computer interaction ⓘ hypertext ⓘ information design ⓘ information technology ⓘ
founded	Project Xanadu ⓘ
givenName	Theodor ⓘ
influenced	Tim Berners-Lee ⓘ development of the World Wide Web ⓘ hypertext systems research ⓘ
knownFor	Project Xanadu ⓘ coining the term "hypermedia" ⓘ coining the term "hypertext" ⓘ concept of non-linear writing ⓘ vision of a global hypertext publishing system ⓘ
name	Ted Nelson self-link ⓘ
notableIdea	docuverse ⓘ hypermedia ⓘ hypertext ⓘ Ted Nelson self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: intertwingularity transclusion ⓘ
occupation	author ⓘ lecturer ⓘ software designer ⓘ
parent	Celeste Holm ⓘ Theodor ⓘ surface form: Ralph Nelson
placeOfBirth	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
theorized	non-linear, interconnected digital documents ⓘ

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