Bush published his influential article 'As We May Think' in The Atlantic Monthly. In this article, he introduced the concept of the Memex, a hypothetical device that would allow users to store and retrieve vast amounts of information quickly and easily. This article is considered a foundational text in information science.

The Memex concept profoundly influenced computer scientists and researchers working on hypertext, hypermedia, and the World Wide Web. It inspired them to develop technologies that would allow users to navigate and interact with information in a more intuitive and personalized way.

The World Wide Web and other digital technologies can be seen as realizations of Bush's Memex concept. The ability to store and retrieve information easily, to create links between documents, and to navigate through vast amounts of data is a testament to Bush's visionary thinking.