Hypertext

Purpose	Overall management of information
Benefits	Universal access to knowledge • Promotion of an informed society • Global communication
Pioneers	Vannevar Bush • Douglas Engelbart • Ted Nelson
Successors	Electronic hypertext • Internet
Applications	World Wide Web • Hypermedia
Predecessors	Electromagnetic telegraph • Punched card
Invention date	Late 19th century
Technology type	Mechanical system
Related concepts	Linking • Information architecture • Structured text
Development location	Worldwide