Bush, Vannevar (1890-1974)
Vannevar Bush was a pioneer within computer science and what today is termed hypertext (but was described by him in the model of the machine "Memex").

Bush's "Memex" was based on microfilm technology. It stored information that could be identified and retrieved in many different ways, based on ideas of associative indexing. The system allowed the user to make input in the form of notes and comments. Bush tried to construe such a machine, "the rapid selector" aimed at scanning microfilmed abstract on available literature.

Literature:

Buckland, M. K. (1992). Goldberg, Emanuel, Electronic Document-Retrieval, and Bush, Vannevar MEMEX. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 43(4), 284-294.

Bush, V. (1945). As we may think. The Atlantic Monthly. Available: http://www.ps.uni-sb.de/~duchier/pub/vbush/vbush.shtml

Randell, B. (1982). From Analytic Engine to Electronic Digital Computer: the Contributions of Ludgate, Torres, and Bush. Annals of the History of Computing, 4(4), 327-341.
 

Redshaw, K. (1997). Vannevar Bush (1890 - 1974). http://www.kerryr.net/pioneers/bush.htm

Generic group: Information science, biography

Birger Hjørland

Last edited: 28-10-2006

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