Ted Nelson
American pioneer of information technology, philosopher, and sociologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Theodor Holm Nelson (born June 17, 1937) is an American pioneer of information technology, philosopher, and sociologist. He coined the terms hypertext and hypermedia in 1963[1] and published them in 1965.[2] According to a 1997 Forbes profile, Nelson "sees himself as a literary romantic, like a Cyrano de Bergerac, or 'the Orson Welles of software'."[3]
American pioneer of information technology, philosopher, and sociologist
Ted Nelson | |
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 Nelson in 2011 | |
| Born | (1937-06-17) June 17, 1937 (age 86) |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College University of Chicago Harvard University Keio University |
| Known for | Hypertext |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Information technology, philosophy, and sociology |
| Institutions | Project Xanadu |
| Influences | Vannevar Bush |