Technology

In this article by Bush, he argues that the ever increasing developments in the world of technologies are not a scientists war. They have in fact been forced to do away with the traditional competition in order to respond to the highly dynamic world. He explains how different aspects of scientific approaches have changed in order to fit in the new world order that has largely been shaped by the same scientists. In this article, Bush seeks to know the benefits that have resulted from the application of science and actually gives the reader the freedom of thinking both positively and negatively. He argues that research has brought about a lot of development in several aspects of scientific methods leading to increased benefits on mankind as a result of expanded knowledge base, which he uses to solve emerging challenges.

Bushs conception of the introduction of Memex brought about the thought of individually configurable and easily accessible knowledge storehouse. During the period of WWII, he worked on the profiles of antennae of radar and the computation of firing artillery figures. This mathematics was not only repetitive but also complicated. It is for this reason that he proposed that an analogue computer be developed this in turn became the analyzer of Rockefeller Differential. In this article, he expresses his disappointment when the research he had carried out was eventually rendered outdated in 1950, when digital computers were invented. However, he was pleased by the new innovation since he knew that it had the ability of simplify several things that had been a major stumbling block to great scientist for several years. He therefore, perceives technologies as a series of new inventions giving support to the old ones and rendering them useless at the same time.