- The memex is a hypothetical device described in [[Bush, Vannevar. ‘As We May Think’. 1945]]. It holds a of source material that can be quickly referenced, annotated, and changed (see [[{2.2a2} linking, annotating, changing, summarizing, copying, and sharing are the verbs of gardening|the verbs of gardening]]); it allows for the creation of new material and associated links; and it allows these trail of information to be shared with others. It’s incredibly similar to how we think about [[digital gardens]] today. - The memex influenced the development of [[Bernstein, Mark - 1998 - Hypertext Gardens|early hypertext]], personal knowledge management software, and the web itself. - [[2025-04-25]] – also first “second brain” concept??