Paul Otlet, visioning a web in 1934

Why it was recommended

I always have to mention Paul Otlet, when the topic of early predictions of technology comes up.

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What it covers

A one-minute clip about Paul Otlet, the Belgian bibliographer who in 1934 imagined users accessing a remote database through an electric telescope over a phone line. It. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Attila Gárdos

Length

1 min 20 sec

Year

2008

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