This engaging volume celebrates the life and work of Theodor Holm ¿Ted¿ Nelson, a pioneer and legendary figure from the history of early computing. Presenting contributions from world-renowned computer scientists and figures from the media industry, the book delves into hypertext, the docuverse, Xanadu and other products of Ted Nelson¿s unique mind. Features: includes a cartoon and a sequence of poems created in Nelson¿s honor, reflecting his wide-ranging and interdisciplinary intellect; presents peer histories, providing a sense of the milieu that resulted from Nelson¿s ideas; contains personal accounts revealing what it is like to collaborate directly with Nelson; describes Nelson¿s legacy from the perspective of his contemporaries from the computing world; provides a contribution from Ted Nelson himself. With a broad appeal spanning computer scientists, science historians and the general reader, this inspiring collection reveals the continuing influence of the original visionary ofthe World Wide Web.

Part I: Artistic Contributions.-
The Computer Age.- Odes to Ted Nelson.-
Part II: Peer Histories.-
The Two-eyed Man.- Ted Nelson's Xanadu-Caution: Four Letter Words Ahead.- Hanging Out with Ted Nelson.- Riffing on Ted Nelson-Hypermind.- Intertwingled Inspiration.- An Advanced Book for Beginners.-
Part III: Hypertext and Ted Nelson-Influenced Research.-
The Importance of Ted's Vision.- Data, Metadata and Ted.- Making Links: Everything Really is Deeply Intertwingled.- Ted Nelson.- History Debugged.- We Can and Must Understand Computers NOW.- The Future of Transclusion.- Ted Nelson: A Critical (and Critically Incomplete) Bibliography.-
Part IV: The Last Word.-
What Box?.