Literary Machines
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Literary Machines is a seminal book by Theodor Nelson that outlines his visionary concepts for hypertext, non-linear writing, and the structure of digital information systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Literary Machines canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
provide conceptual framework for hypertext systems
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redefine how documents are written and read in digital form ⓘ |
| author |
Ted Nelson
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Ted Nelson ⓘ
surface form:
Theodor Holm Nelson
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
seminal work on hypertext
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visionary treatise on digital documents ⓘ |
| describes | Project Xanadu ⓘ |
| field |
computer science
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information science ⓘ media studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
organization of knowledge in computer systems
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structure of digital information ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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technology book ⓘ theory of computing ⓘ |
| hasNotableIdea |
complex many-to-many links between documents
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documents as interconnected networks ⓘ global electronic library ⓘ non-linear reading paths ⓘ parallel text comparison ⓘ persistent addressable fragments of text ⓘ royalty and micropayment mechanisms for authors ⓘ visible version history of documents ⓘ |
| influenced |
World Wide Web
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digital humanities ⓘ hypertext research ⓘ personal knowledge management systems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Project Xanadu
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surface form:
Xanadu project
digital information systems ⓘ electronic publishing ⓘ hypertext ⓘ information architecture ⓘ non-linear writing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed description of Project Xanadu architecture
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early formalization of hypertext theory ⓘ influence on later web and hypermedia systems ⓘ |
| proposesConcept |
bidirectional links
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docuverse ⓘ fine-grained citation ⓘ hypertext links ⓘ non-sequential writing ⓘ transclusion ⓘ versioned documents ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Computer Lib / Dream Machines ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Theodor Nelson
subject surface form:
Docuverse