Ted Nelson
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Ted Nelson was one of the pioneers of software engineering, taking the interests of users to heart with an unmatched passion, plenty of common sense and a keen focus on good design. His book Computer Lib is considered a classic in the field.
Nelson coined the term "hypertext", building on Vannevar Bush's original idea (see memex), and which led to Apple Computer's HyperCard. But he disliked the one-way links of HTML and spent the bulk of his professional life on his proposed Xanadu system. Internal links on a wiki owe a debt to Ted Nelson.