MIT Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
"As We May Think" --
A Celebration of Vannevar Bush's 1945 Vision,
An Examination of What Has Been Accomplished,
and What Remains to Be Done
Friday, October 13, 1995
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Simex: the neglected part of Bush's Vision
Alan Kay
Bush's vision was a hyperlinked 10000 volume library in a desk, it had a
great impact on the development of personal computing, and it is possible to
achieve today (and even to go beyond it with the Internet). Yet in spite of
Bush's early work with (analog) computer simulations in the 30's, it is very
likely that he couldn't see any simulation role for Memex either from his
work or the newly built Eniac. What was missing from Bush's vision and can
it be invented today?
To the symposium Agenda.
To MIT EECS home page.
Your comments are welcome.
Rev. PP Oct 5, 1995.