Computer Lib / Dream Machines

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book non-fiction book

Computer Lib / Dream Machines is a pioneering 1974 book by Ted Nelson that passionately advocates for personal computing, hypertext, and user empowerment in the digital age.

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Label	Occurrences
Computer Lib / Dream Machines canonical	8
Computer Lib	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T547 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Computer Lib / Dream Machines
Context triple: [Ted Nelson, authored, Computer Lib / Dream Machines]

A. As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
B. 1968 Mother of All Demos
The 1968 Mother of All Demos was a groundbreaking computer demonstration by Douglas Engelbart that introduced revolutionary concepts such as the computer mouse, hypertext, video conferencing, and collaborative real-time editing.
C. Ted Nelson
Ted Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning non-linear, interconnected digital documents.
D. Science, The Endless Frontier
Science, The Endless Frontier is a landmark 1945 report by Vannevar Bush that laid the foundation for U.S. federal support of scientific research and the modern science policy framework.
E. Douglas Engelbart
Douglas Engelbart was an American engineer and inventor best known for pioneering the computer mouse and groundbreaking concepts in interactive computing and hypertext that helped shape modern personal computing.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Computer Lib / Dream Machines
Target entity description: Computer Lib / Dream Machines is a pioneering 1974 book by Ted Nelson that passionately advocates for personal computing, hypertext, and user empowerment in the digital age.

A. As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
B. Man-Computer Symbiosis
Man-Computer Symbiosis is a seminal 1960 essay by J. C. R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, cooperative partnerships between humans and computers, laying conceptual foundations for modern interactive computing and the internet.
C. 1968 Mother of All Demos
The 1968 Mother of All Demos was a groundbreaking computer demonstration by Douglas Engelbart that introduced revolutionary concepts such as the computer mouse, hypertext, video conferencing, and collaborative real-time editing.
D. Bolt Beranek and Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
E. Ted Nelson
Ted Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning non-linear, interconnected digital documents.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ
advocates	interactive media ⓘ non-linear writing ⓘ open access to computing ⓘ
author	Ted Nelson ⓘ
centralTheme	computers should augment human intellect ⓘ computers should be understandable by ordinary people ⓘ users should control information systems ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
criticizes	bureaucratic control of computers ⓘ mainframe-centric computing ⓘ
describedByAuthorAs	underground handbook ⓘ
format	double-sided book ⓘ
genre	computer science literature ⓘ manifesto ⓘ technology ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	digital media theory ⓘ
hasPart	Computer Lib ⓘ linked to: Computer Lib / Dream Machines Dream Machines ⓘ
hasSlogan	You can and must understand computers now ⓘ
inCanonOf	history of computing literature ⓘ hypertext theory ⓘ
influenced	digital culture ⓘ hypertext systems ⓘ personal computer movement ⓘ
influencedBy	Project Xanadu ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
notableFor	critique of centralized computing ⓘ early advocacy of hypertext ⓘ early advocacy of personal computing ⓘ promotion of user control over computers ⓘ
pageLayout	collage-like ⓘ non-linear ⓘ
publicationYear	1974 ⓘ
relatedWork	Literary Machines ⓘ Project Xanadu ⓘ
subject	computer literacy ⓘ human-computer interaction ⓘ hypertext ⓘ information technology ⓘ interactive computing ⓘ personal computing ⓘ user empowerment ⓘ
targetAudience	computer hobbyists ⓘ computer users ⓘ general public ⓘ
timePeriod	early personal computing era ⓘ

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Ted Nelson → authored → Computer Lib / Dream Machines ⓘ

Theodor Nelson → notableWork → Computer Lib / Dream Machines ⓘ

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Computer Lib / Dream Machines → hasPart → Computer Lib ⓘ

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Dream Machines → partOf → Computer Lib / Dream Machines ⓘ

Dream Machines → contrastsWith → Computer Lib ⓘ