on AS WE MAY THINK by Vannevar Bush

Vannevar's writings of technology and the future capabilities it holds is quite extraordinary. The writings although printed in 1945 are true to todays technology and how we see the future with products being created around the world. One of the most fascinating points he brings up is just how so much research and study goes into creating and developing, and how much time gets wasted in the process. Just like with anything else, development of a product whether its Art, prose or even the cooking a meal yields inferior products in the beginning. Its after practice or debugging of a product, that we are happy with the results and truly get closer to what success looks like. 

A couple of thoughts on some quotes in the writing.

"The world has arrived at an age of cheap complex devices of great reliability; and something is bound to come of it."

•extention cords, coffee machines, printers.. all now. 

"All our steps in creating or absorbing material of the record proceed through one of the senses - the 

tactile when we touch keys, the oral when we speak or listen, the visual when we read. Is it not possible 

that some day the path may be established more directly"

•more true now than ever. with objects being created like the google glasses, complete immersion of transmitting data with senses is the new frontier. 
•I get a mental picture of a human plugging in to computer directly by means of a port. Just like a blood transfusion. 

It's pretty remarkable to see Vannevar write of about all the growth and potential the world has accomplished. I'd be more interested to read what he would write today. Since many of the things he writes now are just as true as it was in 1945. Makes me wonder... Would it just be the same?