Engineer (1890–1974) known for his pivotal role in the development of the atomic bomb as a primary organizer of the Manhattan Project. Signed book: Endless Horizons by Vannevar Bush. First edition. Washington, DC: Public Affairs Press, 1946. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 182 pages. Signed on the first free end page in black ink, "Vannevar Bush." In fine condition, with sunning to the spine.
This collection of Bush's writings and addresses includes his visionary essay, 'As We May Think,' originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1945. The piece is important in the history of technology as it anticipates several major aspects of personal computing as we know it today, including hypertext, the internet, and online encyclopedias. His proposed 'Memex' was a system for storing, organizing, and retrieving vast amounts of data, consisting of a desk equipped with projection screens, keyboards, and levers that offered access to microfilmed texts and imagery. Though today accomplished in the digital realm with computers and software, the general concepts put forth by Bush have revolutionized everyday life through the widespread use of services like Google and Wikipedia.
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