It really is amazing how an article written 75 years ago can so accurately describe the progress of technology today based on the technological triumphs of his day. Bush's main contemplation was how much the world would benefit from a device that could store all of the worlds information and allow instant retrieval of that information. Sound Familiar? Sounds like what the internet has become. He was able to brainstorm a version of the internet base on the technology of microfilm which looked like a small movie reel of film that contained a page of information per cell.
The fact that this guy was able to look at his present technology and was able to figure out, to a degree, how it would grow and change is something that we as digital designers should make a habit of. Understanding current technologies and what is the next logical stage in there growth willl help us prepare to use the tools of the future.
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