As We May Think
Historical Context: Written in the aftermath of WWII, Bush's essay envisioned how technology could augment human intellect and memory, directly inspiring Douglas Engelbart, Ted Nelson, and the development of hypertext systems
Vannevar Bush's visionary 1945 essay that anticipated hypertext, personal computers, and the internet - a foundational text for information science and human-computer interaction
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