named Memex because: (1) We are fans of the ethos of https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/303881/ https://www.theatlantic.com/m

named Memex because: (1) We are fans of the ethos of https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/303881/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-m... (2) We are most excited about helping to accelerate technical progress by making science and engineering more productive. While we are not the same thing as a Memex, it was designed to help improve the productivity of science.