Memex seeks to develop the next generation of search technologies and revolutionize the discovery, organization and presentation of search results. The Memex program gets its name and inspiration from a hypothetical device described in “As We May Think,” a 1945 article for the Atlantic Monthly magazine written by Vannevar Bush, director of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development during World War II. Courtesy graphic Memex seeks to develop the next generation of search technologies and revolutionize the discovery, organization and presentation of search results. The Memex program gets its name and inspiration from a hypothetical device described in “As We May Think,” a 1945 article for the Atlantic Monthly magazine written by Vannevar Bush, director of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development during World War II. Courtesy graphic SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.04 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 272765-D-GMF97-885.jpg Photo Gallery