Posted by Martin Janssen on 01/15/06 13:09

Super Taped Coke Bottle Glasses and Pocket Protector Man, Jr. wrote:
> Martin Janssen wrote:
>
>>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.
>
>
> There is a resemblance between V. Bush and GHW Bush.

No shit, the photo at http://www.ibiblio.org/pioneers/bush.html looks
exactly like the famous Bush males. Same phenotypic traits.

> They aren't supposed to be directly related, though.

Pull the other one. They are both from the same area of the US, have the
same last name and look like brothers. Vannevar even founded Raytheon,
Bush 41's favorite government contractor, and Bush has quoted Vannevar
fondly in speeches.

Just because Wikipedia says they aren't related doesn't make it true.
They are obviously related.

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