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This engaging volume celebrates the life and work of Theodor Holm Ted Nelson, a pioneer and legendary figure from the history of early computing. Presenting contributions from world-renowned computer scientists and figures from the media industry, the book delves into hypertext, the docuverse, Xanadu and other products of Ted Nelsons unique mind. Features: includes a cartoon and a sequence of poems created in Nelsons honor, reflecting his wide-ranging and interdisciplinary intellect; presents peer histories, providing a sense of the milieu that resulted from Nelsons ideas; contains personal accounts revealing what it is like to collaborate directly with Nelson; describes Nelsons legacy from the perspective of his contemporaries from the computing world; provides a contribution from Ted Nelson himself. With a broad appeal spanning computer scientists, science historians and the general reader, this inspiring collection reveals the continuing influence of the original visionary ofthe World Wide Web.

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InhaltsangabePart I: Artistic ContributionsThe Computer Age Ed SubitzkyOdes to Ted Nelson Ben ShneidermanPart II: Peer HistoriesThe Two-eyed Man Alan KayTed Nelson's Xanadu-Caution: Four Letter Words Ahead Ken KnowltonHanging Out with Ted Nelson Brewster KahleRiffing on Ted Nelson-Hypermind Peter Schmideg and Laurie SpiegelIntertwingled Inspiration Andrew PamAn Advanced Book for Beginners Dick HeiserPart III: Hypertext and Ted Nelson-Influenced ResearchThe Importance of Ted's Vision Belinda BarnetData, Metadata, and Ted Christine L. BorgmanMaking Links: Everything Really is Deeply Intertwingled Wendy HallTed Nelson Frode HeglandHistory Debugged Daniel RosenbergWe Can and Must Understand Computers NOW Noah WardripFruinThe Future of Transclusion Robert M. AkscynTed Nelson: A Critical (and Critically Incomplete) Bibliography Henry LowoodPart IV: The Last WordWhat Box? Theodor Holm Nelson

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