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This book tells the story of Emanuel Goldberg, a chemist, inventor, and industrialist who contributed to almost every aspect of imaging technology in the first half of the 20th century. Despite his accomplishments, history has not been kind to Goldberg, a name all but erased from the annals of information science. An incredible story emerges as Michael Buckland unearths forgotten documents and rogue citations to show that, contrary to public opinion, Goldberg created the first desktop search engine, developed microdot technology, and designed the famous Contax 35 mm camera. A fascinating and illuminating tribute to a great mind and a crucial period in the history of information science and technology.
An incredible story emerges as Buckland unearths forgotten documents and rogue citations to make the case that it was Goldberg, not Vannevar Bush, who created the first desktop search engine. Goldberg, not Professor Zapp (a figment of J. Edgar Hoover's imagination), who developed microdot technology. Goldberg, not Heinz Kueppenbender, who designed the famous Contax 35 mm camera. Buckland firmly yet engagingly gives credit where credit is due, in the process shedding light on the circumstances that led to Goldberg's obscurity. The result is an illuminating tribute to a great mind, and a fascinating investigation of a crucial period in the history of information science and technology.
Contents
Preface Origins University Studies Berlin Sophie Posniak Graphics The Goldberg Wedge The Great War Ice and the Kinamo The Goldberg Condition Microdots Zeiss Ikon and the Contax Television The 1931 Congress The Statistical Machine Ludwig, Killinger and Mutschmann Paris Palestine Military Needs The Microfilm Rapid Selector Finale After Goldberg Goldberg in Retrospect Appendix A: Texts in German Appendix B: Biographical Sources Appendix C: Goldberg Patents Bibliography of Emanuel Goldberg's Writings General Bibliography Index
