As We may Think - Section 6
The human mind stores information contextually, including cues like Environment and correlation. Because the brain is a Pattern Matching machine, it’s constantly trying to figure out what’s associated with what. As a result, your mind effortlessly forms Associations—even between things that aren’t logically connected.
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The owner of the memex, let us say, is interested in the origin and properties
of the bow and arrow. Specifically he is studying why the short Turkish bow was
apparently superior to the English long bow in the skirmishes of the Crusades.
He has dozens of possibly pertinent books and articles in his memex. First he
runs through an encyclopedia, finds an... See more
of the bow and arrow. Specifically he is studying why the short Turkish bow was
apparently superior to the English long bow in the skirmishes of the Crusades.
He has dozens of possibly pertinent books and articles in his memex. First he
runs through an encyclopedia, finds an... See more
The Atlantic | July 1945 | As We May Think | Bush
