January 22 Articles-3

"As We May Think" by Vannevar Bush is interesting because it focuses on how knowledge, specifically scientific knowledge, has come about and changed our lives dramatically. Because of this we now have better food, homes, and shelter; it has increased our knowledge and understanding of disease; and it has increased our life span. Like others have stated previously, I too find it amazing that this was written in 1945. Their knowledge of technology back then was so extensive, so I can only imagine what today must look like to them. If we had all this knowledge back then, we surely must have advanced throughout the years, so today's generation must have more knowledge than ever before. Reading about Leibnitz's calculating machine was fascinating to me because he invented a keyboard 2 centuries before 1945, and keyboards were a recent thing in even the 1980s. So, for him to be that technilogically advanced in his day and age is amazing. These people were definitely ahead of their time.

"History of the WWW" was interesting to me because while I figured most of the information would come from the 1990s, it was amazing to see how previous generations were so advanced. Vannevar Bush seems to have set the ball rolling with this idea of science and technology in 1945. It's crazy to think anyone was even thinking about the web in that time period.

"Realising the Full Potential of the Web" by Tim Berners-Lee was interesting because it dealt with the idea of connection. The web is one giant link, linking us from one piece of information to the next. The web is a place for information and communication, but if you do not know how to use it properly it can be a detriment to you. The web allows us to see and put things on a global scale. It is connecting us to a much bigger scope worldwide.

What stood out to me the most throughout all of these articles was the connection of human communication and knowledge. We need to share all of our knowledge in order to create a wider understanding. There is not one person who knows all, therefore, we need to communicate with our ideas and strategies with each other. The whole web was created by many different people contributing many different ideas. It's really interesting to see how the web came about, how it is used, and how it has advanced over the years. It's amazing to look back and see how it started, and to think ahead and imagine what will happen next.