As We May Think

"But as We May Think" is a 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisions future technology transforming how we access and share knowledge. He imagined a device called the Memex, which would allow people to store, link, and quickly retrieve information using mechanisms similar to hyperlinks. Bush foresaw a more efficient way to handle the growing amount of information, making research and learning faster and more interconnected. His ideas laid the groundwork for modern concepts like the internet, online databases, and hypertext, fundamentally changing the way we access and utilize information today.