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99% Invisible
It was discussed as a hypothetical machine designed to make searching easier, envisioned with a keyboard, screens, and storage for human knowledge on microfilm. The concept was explored in a book about Vannevar Bush's work, and later animated to show its potential.
The Memex would make search easier. It would look like a desk. There'd be a keyboard, viewing screens, and storage space for all of human knowledge, as long as it was on microfilm and could fit into a...
— Episode: Search and Ye Might Find
Episode: Search and Ye Might Find
It was discussed as a hypothetical machine designed to make searching easier, envisioned with a keyboard, screens, and storage for human knowledge on microfilm. The concept was explored in a book about Vannevar Bush's work, and later animated to show its potential.
The Memex would make search easier. It would look like a desk. There'd be a keyboard, viewing screens, and storage space for all of human knowledge, as long as it was on microfilm and could fit into a desk drawer.
Vannevar called this process of linking two keywords together trail building.
Paul Kahn, someone who wrote a whole book about Vannevar's Memex