As We May Think

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essay non-fiction work

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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As We May Think canonical 2
The Memex 1

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instanceOf essay ⓘ
non-fiction work ⓘ
addresses information overload ⓘ
memory augmentation ⓘ
postwar scientific research ⓘ
aimsTo enhance human intellect with machines ⓘ
improve access to scientific knowledge ⓘ
author Vannevar Bush ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
describes As We May Think self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Memex
firstPublishedDate July 1945 ⓘ
form prose ⓘ
genre science and technology essay ⓘ
hasLegacy cited in histories of the internet ⓘ
inspired research on interactive computing ⓘ
hasSection As We May Think self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Memex

Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias ⓘ
historicalContext World War II ⓘ
influenced Douglas Engelbart ⓘ
J. C. R. Licklider ⓘ
Ted Nelson ⓘ
human-computer interaction ⓘ
hypertext ⓘ
information science ⓘ
personal computing ⓘ
the internet ⓘ
length long-form magazine article ⓘ
mainTopic information retrieval ⓘ
information technology ⓘ
knowledge organization ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
notableConcept As We May Think self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Memex

associative trails ⓘ
hypertext-like linking ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
proposes associative indexing ⓘ
mechanized personal library ⓘ
trails of association ⓘ
publicationYear 1945 ⓘ
publishedIn The Atlantic Monthly ⓘ
publisher The Atlantic Monthly ⓘ
surface form: The Atlantic Monthly Company
recognizedAs foundational text in information science ⓘ
seminal work in computing history ⓘ
targetAudience engineers ⓘ
general educated public ⓘ
scientists ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed future of science after World War II ⓘ

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Project Xanadu → influencedBy → As We May Think ⓘ
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Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias → partOf → As We May Think ⓘ
Xanadu hypertext system → influencedBy → As We May Think ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vannevar Bush's Memex concept