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Published in a 1945 issue of Atlantic Monthly, “As We May Think” is Vannevar Bush’s vision of the future as aided by computers. It’s a fascinating read, in light of our world today.

Vannevar Bush was the Director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development in World War II, a government agency tasked with putting thousands of scientists to work creating technology to help win the war. The thesis of this article is that the scientists had unprecedented opportunities to advance their fields during the war, and should figure out how to keep those opportunities available.