The Computer as a Communication Device
E1031
"The Computer as a Communication Device" is a seminal 1968 essay by J.C.R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, networked computing as a medium for human collaboration and communication, foreshadowing the modern internet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Computer as a Communication Device canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9337 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Computer as a Communication Device Context triple: [Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider, notableWork, The Computer as a Communication Device]
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A.
Man-Computer Symbiosis
Man-Computer Symbiosis is a seminal 1960 essay by J. C. R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, cooperative partnerships between humans and computers, laying conceptual foundations for modern interactive computing and the internet.
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B.
Computer Lib / Dream Machines
Computer Lib / Dream Machines is a pioneering 1974 book by Ted Nelson that passionately advocates for personal computing, hypertext, and user empowerment in the digital age.
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C.
As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
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D.
The Home Computer Revolution
The Home Computer Revolution is a 1970s-era book by hypertext pioneer Ted Nelson that explores the social and cultural implications of emerging personal computer technology.
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E.
1968 Mother of All Demos
The 1968 Mother of All Demos was a groundbreaking computer demonstration by Douglas Engelbart that introduced revolutionary concepts such as the computer mouse, hypertext, video conferencing, and collaborative real-time editing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Computer as a Communication Device Target entity description: "The Computer as a Communication Device" is a seminal 1968 essay by J.C.R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, networked computing as a medium for human collaboration and communication, foreshadowing the modern internet.
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A.
Man-Computer Symbiosis
Man-Computer Symbiosis is a seminal 1960 essay by J. C. R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, cooperative partnerships between humans and computers, laying conceptual foundations for modern interactive computing and the internet.
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B.
Computer Lib / Dream Machines
Computer Lib / Dream Machines is a pioneering 1974 book by Ted Nelson that passionately advocates for personal computing, hypertext, and user empowerment in the digital age.
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C.
As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
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D.
The Home Computer Revolution
The Home Computer Revolution is a 1970s-era book by hypertext pioneer Ted Nelson that explores the social and cultural implications of emerging personal computer technology.
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E.
1968 Mother of All Demos
The 1968 Mother of All Demos was a groundbreaking computer demonstration by Douglas Engelbart that introduced revolutionary concepts such as the computer mouse, hypertext, video conferencing, and collaborative real-time editing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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scientific article ⓘ seminal work in computer science ⓘ |
| author |
J. C. R. Licklider
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Robert W. Taylor ⓘ |
| citationStatus | highly cited in computer networking history ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
computer networks as communication systems
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concept of networked work groups ⓘ online interactive communities ⓘ use of computers for conferencing ⓘ use of computers for human collaboration ⓘ use of computers for information sharing ⓘ |
| field |
communication studies
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computer networking ⓘ computer science ⓘ human-computer interaction ⓘ |
| foreshadows |
computer-supported cooperative work
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email ⓘ online discussion forums ⓘ social computing ⓘ the internet ⓘ |
| genre |
technology forecast
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visionary essay ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
communication-oriented view of computing
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computer as communication device rather than calculator ⓘ networked collaboration across distance ⓘ on-line man-computer communication ⓘ online interactive communities of interest ⓘ |
| influenced |
design of networked computer systems
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development of ARPANET ⓘ research in interactive computing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
computer-mediated communication
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interactive computing ⓘ man-computer symbiosis ⓘ networked computing ⓘ online collaboration ⓘ time-sharing systems ⓘ |
| medium | magazine ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Science and Technology ⓘ |
| publisher | International Science and Technology ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Douglas Engelbart
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Vannevar Bush ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Man-Computer Symbiosis ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | post-1970 computing future ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: The Computer as a Communication Device Description of subject: "The Computer as a Communication Device" is a seminal 1968 essay by J.C.R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, networked computing as a medium for human collaboration and communication, foreshadowing the modern internet.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider