#OTD #TIDH #March11, 1890: #BOTD: #HBD #VannevarBush! #Academics #Engineers #Inventors #ScienceAdministrators #USOfficeOfScientifiResearchAndDevelopment #OSRD #WWII #Majestic12 #MJ12 #RoswellUFOIncident #UFOs #Extraterrestrials #UFOSkies @crisp91.bsky.social
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Getting some Bell, Book & Candle vibes on this guy's take on #stenography in 1945 😂
"The other element is found in the
stenotype, that somewhat disconcerting device encountered usually at public meetings. A girl strokes its keys languidly & looks about the room & sometimes at the speaker with a […]
The lesson from As We May Think is that a purely technical solution like the #memex is not enough. #Technology still needs to be human-centred, underpinned by a #philosophicalvision. As we contemplate a great automation in #humanthinking in the years ahead, the challenge is to somehow protect […]
"The Father of the #Internet"
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Note Vannevar Bush's article in The Atlantic, July of 1945:
"As We May Think".
#STEM #STEMeducation #VannevarBush #computing #hypertext #Memex
Propuso conceptos como el Memex, un dispositivo precursor de la hipertexto y el internet moderno
#retrocomputingmx #vannevarbush #computerhistory
El 28 de junio de 1974, fallece Vannevar Bush ingeniero e inventor estadounidense, conocido por su trabajo en el desarrollo de computadoras analógicas y por su liderazgo en la movilización científica durante la WWII.
#retrocomputingmx #vannevarbush #computerhistory
#ScienceMatters #Science #US #USA #America #ScienceResearch #Research #Health #Economy #QualityOfLife #ValueOfScience #ForScience #ScienceHistory #HistoryOfScience #StandForScience #TheEndlessFrontier #VannevarBush #ScienceIsImportant #StandingForScience #ScienceKnowledge #Knowledge #Education #Care
Update.
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(#paywalled)
"The #Trump administration’s assault on the #NSF represents precisely the kind of political interference [#VannevarBush] sought to prevent — one that threatens not only scientific […]
Vannevar Bush (1890-1974) was an inventor, professor, and leading state science administrator during 2nd World War in the USA. He was famous for his work on analog computers and "memex". #VannevarBush #MIT
New on @HSciMedTech:
Check out @Alison_McManus_’s review of _The Essential Writings of Vannevar Bush_, edited by G. Pascal Zachary & published 2022 by @ColumbiaUP
#HSTM #HistSci #HistTech #VannevarBush #EndlessFrontier
Review available @HNet_Reviews...
