How giant human-powered calculators  became the internet // Andrew Louis скачать в хорошем качестве

How giant human-powered calculators  became the internet // Andrew Louis

Once upon a time, a “computer” was literally a large room filled with hundreds of workers hunched over desks doing math. Almost a century later, we’ve arrived at the internet but what we have now was by no means inevitable. Our story begins in a time in a time when newly-created digital computers were thought of as mere calculators, useful for analyzing missile trajectories or administrating payroll. Engineer Vannevar Bush, crushed by a deluge of memos and documents arriving on his desk each day, wondered if computers could help. He invented the Memex, most notably recognizing hyperlinks as a way to navigate through complex data. Exactly zero of these devices were ever built but a magazine published his idea and this was picked up by a bored soldier stationed in a remote WW2 base. Douglas Engelbart took the ideas of the Memex and used it to guide his work, culminating in an incredible 1968 demo that showcased what computers could be made to do. When it came time to get these computers to start talking to each other, he enlisted the help of Elizabeth Feinler. She came up with a lot of the Internet’s first processes, most notably the system which became DNS. She also ensured all discussions and decisions about protocols were carried out in the open. These are just three stories in the complicated history of a complicated system but they illustrate how the values, ideas, priorities of individuals can shape the future. Andrew's bio: https://starcon.io/speakers#andrew-louis Follow StarCon on: 🌟  / starconkw   🌟  / starconkw   🌟https://starcon.io