Documents
Doug's basic vision is to augment our ability to collectively solve urgent, complex problems, such as those listed by the UN's Millennium Development Goals.
Augmenting Human Intellect is Doug's seminal 1962 paper, outlining his vision. It is available from www.1962paper.org. Visit Bootstrap.org for his online library.
Inspirations
As We May Think by Vannevar Bush inspired Doug and is a very provocative read, even today. This is a picture of his original photocopy, which contain his notes:
Documentation & Timeline
NLS/Augment | NLS Tutorial | Timeline