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Posted by Martin Janssen on 01/15/06 02:31
Apparently GW Bush's grandfather is responsible for coming up with the
idea of hypertext:
"Many consider Bush to be the Godfather of our wired age often making
reference to his 1945 essay, "As We May Think." In his article, Bush
described a theoretical machine he called a "memex," which was to
enhance human memory by allowing the user to store and retrieve
documents linked by associations. This associative linking was very
similar to what is known today as hypertext. Indeed, Ted Nelson who
later did pioneering work with hypertext credited Bush as his main
influence (Zachary, 399). Others, such as J.C.R. Licklider and Douglas
Engelbart have also paid homage to Bush.
Bush's innovative idea for automating human memory was obviously
important in the development digital age, but even more important was
his influence on the institution of science in America. His work to
create a relationship between the government and the scientific
establishment during WWII changed the way scientific research is carried
on in the U.S. and fostered the environment in which the Internet was
later created."
-from http://www.ibiblio.org/pioneers/bush.html
W could have really shamed Gore when he made his Internet creation
claim, yet he didn't. I think that shows his character.
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