An edition of As We May Think (1945)

As We May Think

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An edition of As We May Think (1945)

As We May Think

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An essay by Vannevar Bush, first published in The Atlantic Monthly in July 1945, and republished again as an abridged version in September 1945 — before and after the U.S. nuclear attacks on Japan. Bush expresses his concern for the direction of scientific efforts towards destruction, rather than understanding, and explicates a desire for a sort of collective memory machine with his concept of the memex that would make knowledge more accessible, believing that it would help fix these problems. Through this machine, Bush hoped to transform an information explosion into a knowledge explosion. (Excerpt & Citation from Wikipedia)

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Atlantic Magazine
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English
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108

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1945, Atlantic Magazine
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From Atlantic monthly, 176.

Proposes developing the "Memex device."

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p. 101-108 ;
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This has not been a scientist's war; it has been a war in which all have had a part. The scientists, burying their old professional competition in the demand of a common cause, have shared greatly and learned much. It has been exhilarating to work in effective partnership. Now, for many, this appears to be approaching an end. What are the scientists to do next?
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