Vannevar Bush
Engineer who imagined a machine to link human knowledge.
Their Story
Vannevar Bush was an American engineer who built early analog computers and led scientific research efforts. He wrote about a device called the 'memex,' an imagined machine for storing and linking information. His ideas inspired later work on hypertext and the way we connect information on the web.
Era
1900s
Field
Engineering
Vannevar Bush
Engineer who imagined a machine to link human knowledge.
Engineering · Engineering · 1900s
Their Story
Vannevar Bush was an American engineer who built early analog computers and led scientific research efforts. He wrote about a device called the 'memex,' an imagined machine for storing and linking information. His ideas inspired later work on hypertext and the way we connect information on the web.
Key Innovation
Envisioned the 'memex,' an early idea for linking and retrieving information.
Why It Matters Today
His vision of linked information helped inspire the hyperlinks and search tools we use on the internet.
Learn More
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vannevar_Bush
Wilkinson STEM Education Foundation · 251 American Innovators · wilkinsonstemfoundation.org
