Vannevar Bush conceived the 'memex' as a solution to the time-consuming research process, proposing a personal device that could store numerous documents. This device utilized microfilm for data storage and offered features like advanced indexing, allowing users to access linked documents instantly. Although the memex was never developed for production, it laid foundational ideas that anticipated the internet's capabilities. Dr Rudorfer suggests that the memex may also provide insights into managing artificial intelligence and mitigating its potential risks.
Dr Martin Rudorfer, a lecturer in Computer Science at Aston University, said an American engineer called Vannevar Bush first came up with a solution, dubbed the 'memex'.
This revolutionary invention was billed as a personal device built into a desk that could store large numbers of documents.
The memex would use this to store large numbers of documents in a greatly compressed format that could be projected onto translucent screens.
One of the most important parts of the memex design was a form of indexing that would allow the user to click on a code number alongside a document and jump to a linked document.
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