Paul Otlet thought of the Internet in 1934
Posted in Internet, technology on September 23rd, 2008 by AndrewIf you think the Internet was invented in the 80s or 90s, you could not be more wrong!
Did you know that a Belgian visionary called Paul Otlet had already come up with the concept of the Internet way back in 1934, and also imagined computers with a windowed working environment where the screen shows several documents at once? The first time I heard this, I had to double check it to make sure it was not a hoax.
Well, I just came across this short video about Paul Otlet’s futuristic visions as he explains them in his ‘Treatise on Documentation’, and thought I’d share. Prepare to be amazed as Otlet predicts a multimedia-rich experience complete with video, text and audio at a time when few people had ever used a telephone and even crappy black and white TV was still a good way off!
Makes you wonder what will technology look like 60 or 70 years from now!
