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Introduction. Vannevar Bush - As We May Think - The Atlantic Monthly, July 1945. This has not been a scientist's war; it has been a war in which all have had a part. The scientists, burying their old professional competition in the demand of a common cause, have shared greatly and learned much. It has been exhilarating to work in effective ...
11 de out. de 2012 · Tim O’Reilly recently admonished that unless we embrace open access over copyright, we’ll never get science policy right.The sentiment, which I believe applies to more than science, reminded me of an eloquent 1945 essay by engineer and inventor Vannevar Bush (March 11, 1890–June 28, 1974), then-director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development, titled “As We May Think ...
As We May Think. by Vannevar Bush. This article was originally published in the July 1945 issue of The Atlantic Monthly. It is reproduced here with their permission. HTML version by Denys Duchier, University of Ottawa, April 1994.
As We May Think. Vannevar Bush. As Director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development, Dr. Vannevar Bush has coordinated the activities of some six thousand leading American scientists in the application of science to warfare. In this significant article he holds up an incentive for scientists when the fighting has ceased.
He may perish in conflict before he learns to wield that record for his true good. Yet, in the application of science to the needs and desires of man, it would seem to be a singularly unfortunate stage at which to terminate the process, or to lose hope as to the outcome. Title. As We May Think.
Section 1. Vannevar Bush - As We May Think - The Atlantic Monthly, July 1945. Of what lasting benefit has been man's use of science and of the new instruments which his research brought into existence? First, they have increased his control of his material environment. They have improved his food, his clothing, his shelter; they have increased ...
4 de fev. de 2013 · In “As We May Think,” Bush focuses on the idea of extending the human memory and the human ability to catalogue, categorize, and recollect the totality of human information. He states: “Science has provided the swiftest communication between individuals; it has provided a record of ideas and has enabled man to manipulate and to make ...
