Vannevar Bush (1890–1974) was an American engineer and science administrator, primarily known for his work in the development of analog computing and his role in the U.S. government's science policy during and after World War II. He is perhaps most famous for his conceptualization of the "Memex," a theoretical device described in his 1945 essay "As We May Think," which outlined a system for storing and accessing information that closely resembles modern ideas of hypertext and the internet.
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