The Mechanical Conservation of Experience, Especially in Medicine

Books are no longer adequate means for storing clinical data in a form which can make retrieval sufficiently flexible. It is suggested that a Grouped Symbol Associator is the equipment of choice for relating an individual case to generalized accounts of many similar illnesses. It is further suggested that mechanical aids will provide the physician with precise knowledge in a systematic way and permit him to devote his time to a study of the individual peculiarities of a case.