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" Three considerations suggest that
he [Bush] was unaware of the detail
of Goldberg's work when he [Bush] built his prototype in 1938-40: [. . .] "
and makes no conclusion of conscious influence (on Bush by Goldberg).
So when you say Bush "stole", and "claimed it as his own", etc., do
you have some other reference or is this merely your pejorative accusation and hyperbole?
Bush did not successfully build his machine.
(Not the Memex you mention, but, as discussed in the article, he did build the
predecessor 'microfilm rapid selector'.)
Yes, my statement was overy harsh.