Memex and camera: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Memex — inspired — Hypertext. Nelson and Engelbart were inspired by Bush’s article “As We May Think”.
2. Step 2. Hypertext — is used in — World Wide Web. The web is hypertext.
3. Step 3. World Wide Web — was inspired by — Particle accelerator. The web was invented at CERN for sharing physicists’ data.
4. Step 4. Particle accelerator — uses — Electromagnet. Bending magnets.
5. Step 5. Electromagnet — is part of — Bubble chamber. The field bends the tracks.
6. Step 6. Bubble chamber — has part — Camera. Photographing the tracks.

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