the OP here. as it seems there are some queries in peoples' mind re: the article's title; I am copying below the author's thoughts (from her social media feed)

the OP here. as it seems there are some queries in peoples' mind re: the article's title; I am copying below the author's thoughts (from her social media feed) about the article, which I think is useful. "My latest piece for JSTOR Daily looks at a hugely influential technologist who is strangely absent from most lists of Black inventors. Alan Emtage invented the world's first search engine -- so I look at the massive impact of search, not only on how the web works, but how our brains work, too." P.s. Am notifying the author about the discussion here. If she has time & so inclined, to engage. P.p.s. as for myself, I was hoping to see interesting HN discussion about search before pre-Google, & how search is affecting our brain + thinking process.