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“Let me introduce the word 'hypertext' to mean a body of written or pictorial material interconnected in such a complex way that it could not conveniently be presented or represented on paper.”

Quote by Ted Nelson

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Ted Nelson is an American philosopher known for his contributions to the concepts of information architecture and hypertext. Born on June 17, 1937, he is a pioneer in the fields of hypertext and hypermedia, which have had a profound impact on the development of the internet. more

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