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Smith, "MEMEX as an Image of Potentiality in Information Retrieval Research and Development," in R. N. Oddy et al. ed., In/ormation Retrieval Research (London: Butterworth,. 1981) , pp.261-286. 4 *~ #:f- ' Of 1ft.§. A. Vannevar Bush (I890-1974» ( ~t. ill : x.. III .. ' 2000), 1i 18 0 -235­ s. ,ij..:k1lf'l"r Bush th Memex ~'it_~~Jjt!h 0 ~~.ltHi*.fi#m- 1991 1t- JE. ~ Smith :Jt Bush th "1t ~ • )f1ll "1t ~ ~ it BJl.&.,~ *- 1)- # IJt ~ m- ~ ( W111.li A. VannevarBush (1890-1974» -"'4" ~"1t~1ll1!.1tJ:11:."1t~' .i.m-;ft~1 ffl%ath'l"I~S~.l1!.-*~~1)-#'.~~I.*rM&ilith~4.~ .~~~·Jj.r~4.M.~.o&••m-_%*_~~.~~a.~~ th Nelson· ~lElm1.1'F~Jjf!"1t~· ~.~~?~r.\l.il4i1OthlEl~%a· ~ .m-~ ·*"1t ~~III f ~ ~I ffl Nelson ~ m1_%1+_~thJIIT~ .1'F~%'HHi .&.~I ffl it% . t). r M_%1+_~..(f...fJ...#~fJt!.&.:JtJJtf\;. W111.#.th:la 0 ~ ~ Nelson ~~_%1+_~' .I-:.I..&. Bush. 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Smith and Paul Kahn, "MEMEX as an Image of Potentiality Revisited," in lames M. Nyce and Paul Kahn ed., From MEMEX to Hypertext: Vannevar Bush and the Mind's Machine ( San Diego: Academic Press, 1991 ), pp.345-369. 6 Hsui-ling Lin, " Theodor H. Nelson," Retrieved May 26, 2003, from: http://www.sis.pitt.eduJ-mbsciass/haIl_oCfame/nelson.htm. 7 Bill Stewart, "Ted Nelson," Retrieved November 2, 2002, from http://www.livinginternet.comlw!wi_nelson.htm. -236­ Ralph Nelson 11::. -1!l. 'It fa, ** ' f:iJ: Iil Celeste Home 11::. -1!l. 51i Jt 0 1(: ~hiJlJ:t fa,~, 1e~~.;ftllq*-, ~tJ.f'F~'It~, 't~~Jl . Nelson f..ff.p~-I::~!&' a~Jti!~ ,~ 1950 ~~l:f!A. Swarthmore ~FJt • 1959 ~.J'3.~{gf:f:±~ 1!l.; 1963 ~l:f!A.~1$.*.f:~~;fj:."~hJi±~1!l.' fijqtfHil1l::..ij1La9~±"1ftt ~ , ~tl1St+;ftI~tt A.. 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