Day: September 29, 2020

In the 1930s, Vannevar Bush conceived the information storage devices that people will have in the future. In As We May Think, he envisioned that people would store personal books, communications, and records through such devices, and be able to consult the information in a fast and flexible way. This mechanized device is called Memex….

Let’s think about how important recording daily life, feelings and history are. Nearly all people around the world use some kind of tools such as photos, diaries, or audio to record what they are interested in and save for uses. Where to display those memories? Traceback to 1945, from the article “As We May Think”,…

During World War II, many applications of human factors and cognitive science research techniques were being utilized to understand obstacles with soldiers and their use of technology. In fact, many scientists and scholars emerged during wars and in response, they developed practical tools and innovations in order to benefit the efficiency of work on many…

In the article As we may think, Vannevar Bush first brought the issue about the idea of memory extender, a proto-hypertext system, normally known as memex. In his writing, he was tired of traditional methods of using physical power：recording and retrieving piles of documents mannually. As such, he envisioned a tool that could store the…

Vannevar Bush was a well-known engineer and scientist who played a huge role with the American government Since World War I.  He envisioned a device, known as the Memex that could store and manipulate information; whether it be words or pictures, and be mechanized to work at high speed and flexibility.  Through his article As…

First the similarity in the annotation, where Bush’s original vision was to help him in his research work and Google did the annotation with comments on the web. They both took advantage of the hypertext as a way to organize information. The difference is that Bush used hypertext for his research work at a small…

The Memex, Vannevar Bush designed a hypothetical document-manipulation system that would permit him to be a better researcher, by managing the annotated links he established between documents. His vision was how we handle and interact with information took a step towards the reality of the creation of hypertext and the basic linked web. It’s similar…

In Vannevar Bush’s article “As We May Think“, he describes a conceptual machine called the “memex” that would allow its users to store, replicate, and share information for the use of research. The significance of the memex lies in its preceding of the Internet by 50 years, and thus the democritization of information. He prescribes…

In the 1930s, a man named Vannevar Bush suggested a memory augmentation device which would allow the user to link multiple ideas together and encourage the access of information based on association and context rather than rigid indexing. The user would be able to build a trail of many items and add to the statements…

The Memex, designed by Vannevar Bush was the first way to “link” information through a machine. Bush envisioned a system where one could pull up two different sources of information, and digitally link them. This was the first hyperlink, which later became a staple of the internet. In the early 2000’s, blogs were blowing up,…