The Web, circa 1934

He thought of an interconnected world. He called it réseau ("network" or, arguably, "web").

He created a sophisticated hyperlink system (pre-HTML).Publish Post

He created a rudimentary (but impressive) book index (pre-Google Books).

He created a (fee-based) search engine (pre-Google Search).

He thought of a social network, where users would "participate, applaud, give ovations, sing in the chorus" (pre-Facebook).

All that ... in 1934.

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The Web Time Forgot

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/science/17mund.html