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Theodor "Ted" Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning global hyperlinked document systems.
Aliases (3)
- Theodor Nelson ×48
- Nelson ×1
- Ralph Nelson ×1
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
academic
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computer scientist → human → information technology pioneer → writer → |
| advocated |
fine-grained, bidirectional hypertext links
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permanent, addressable documents on networks → |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery
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Yurii Rubinsky Memorial Award → |
| coinedTerm |
hypermedia
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hypertext → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1937-06-17
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| describedIn |
Computer Lib / Dream Machines
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| developed |
Project Xanadu
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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 technology → |
| givenName |
Theodor
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| hasWebsite |
http://ted.hyperland.com/
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http://xanadu.com/ → |
| influenced |
World Wide Web concepts
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| influencedBy |
Vannevar Bush
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cinema theory → |
| knownFor |
Project Xanadu
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coining the term "hypermedia" → coining the term "hypertext" → concept of non-sequential writing → vision of global hyperlinked document systems → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| nickname |
Ted Nelson
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| notableWork |
Computer Lib / Dream Machines
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Geeks Bearing Gifts → Literary Machines → |
| occupation |
author
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computer scientist → lecturer → philosopher of information → |
| placeOfBirth |
New York City
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| proposedConcept |
docuverse
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transclusion → two-way links in hypertext systems → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Ted Nelson
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Theodor Nelson → |
givenName |
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Ted Nelson
("Nelson")
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familyName |
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Ted Nelson
("Ralph Nelson")
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parent |