The “information overload” problem is much older than you may think
Origins in period immediately after World War II
Tremendous scientific progress during the war
Rapid growth in amount of scientific publications available
The “Memex Machine”
Conceived by Vannevar Bush, President Roosevelt's science advisor
Outlined in 1945 Atlantic Monthly article titled “As We May Think”
Foreshadows the development of hypertext (the Web) and information retrieval system