“Otlet’s creation of the Mundaneum is one of those rare, transformative moments in history—a point when some visionary fundamentally reimagines the way we organize, reproduce, and experience information. In the preceding centuries, others had envisioned memory theaters, curiosity cabinets, and various classification systems to collect and organize cultural artifacts. But Otlet’s vision was focused on pure information, not objects, and was distinguished by its universality and its emphasis on establishing the connections between bodies of knowledge, thus providing a blueprint for today’s Internet.”
+ Inside the Mundaneum, by Molly Springfield (Triple Canopy)
