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As We May Think

influential 1945 essay anticipating information society
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As We May Think
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As We May Think

Summary

As We May Think is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (351 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • As We May Think authored Vannevar Bush[3].
  • As We May Think's image is recorded as The Memex (3002477109).jpg[4].
  • As We May Think's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • As We May Think's instance of is recorded as academic journal article[6].
  • As We May Think's instance of is recorded as scholarly article[7].
  • As We May Think's genre is recorded as essay[8].
  • As We May Think's based on is recorded as Mechanization and the Record[9].
  • As We May Think's OCLC number is recorded as 18386787[10].
  • As We May Think's page is recorded as 101-108[11].
  • As We May Think's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • As We May Think's issue is recorded as 1[13].
  • As We May Think's volume is recorded as 176[14].
  • As We May Think's publication date is recorded as +1945-07-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • As We May Think's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l80[16].
  • As We May Think's main subject is recorded as Memex[17].
  • As We May Think's main subject is recorded as hypertext[18].
  • As We May Think's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/303881/[19].
  • As We May Think's number of pages is recorded as {'amount': '+8'}[20].
  • As We May Think's published in is recorded as The Atlantic[21].
  • As We May Think's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'As We May Think'}[22].
  • As We May Think's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "This has not been a scientist's war; it has been a war in which all have had a part."}[23].
  • As We May Think's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yet, in the application of science to the needs and desires of man, it would seem to be a singularly unfortunate stage at which to terminate the process, or to lose hope as to the outcome.'}[24].
  • As We May Think's Semantic Scholar paper ID is recorded as fe7897140f10ae5a949bcee97076d76c6ba7c070[25].
  • As We May Think's Semantic Scholar paper ID is recorded as d14602e8631ffd9e0af6d80d2e02ca708ca393c9[26].
  • As We May Think's Semantic Scholar paper ID is recorded as eab8b454951f6fd5af1b3c31c3ece08118b8c798[27].

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Works and Contributions

As We May Think authored Vannevar Bush[3].

Why It Matters

As We May Think ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (351 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

literary work Vannevar Bush

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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