Thinking Machines
There have been countless thinking machines over the years. In class we have discussed several of these machines. The machines discussed include ENIAC, Colossus, Enigma Machine, Codex, and Memex. Several of these machines never made it past the drawing board but their plans have led to the creation to several theories and other thinking machines.
The Memex, which translates to mean “memory extender,” was the brainchild of Vannevar Bush. It would store all knowledge and tie multiple ideas together. Also, the Memex would allow the creation of new ideas and would store the ideas along with other information. Bush believed that the mind does not work in a hierarchical manner, but by means of associative thinking. This is how he developed the idea for the Memex. Many have attempted to create Bush’s Memex, but all have been unsuccessful.
The ENIAC, Electric Numerical Integrator and Computer, was for a time considered the first digital computer. It was initially designed to calculate artillery-firing tables for the U.S Army’s Ballistics Team. Bush can be credited for the creation of Government grants to Universities for Research Studies. These studies lead to the creation of various technologies that were used in World War II.
Many of the thinking machines of the past have led up to the creation of today’s PCs and other technological advancements.
The Memex, which translates to mean “memory extender,” was the brainchild of Vannevar Bush. It would store all knowledge and tie multiple ideas together. Also, the Memex would allow the creation of new ideas and would store the ideas along with other information. Bush believed that the mind does not work in a hierarchical manner, but by means of associative thinking. This is how he developed the idea for the Memex. Many have attempted to create Bush’s Memex, but all have been unsuccessful.
The ENIAC, Electric Numerical Integrator and Computer, was for a time considered the first digital computer. It was initially designed to calculate artillery-firing tables for the U.S Army’s Ballistics Team. Bush can be credited for the creation of Government grants to Universities for Research Studies. These studies lead to the creation of various technologies that were used in World War II.
Many of the thinking machines of the past have led up to the creation of today’s PCs and other technological advancements.