To me, it seems like the “obvious” equivalent to a search engine in 1960 is a librarian or other professional researcher, much in the same way than the 1860 equivalent of a clothes washing machine was a domestic servant.
To me, it seems like the “obvious” equivalent to a search engine in 1960 is a librarian or other professional researcher, much in the same way than the 1860 equivalent of a clothes washing machine was a domestic servant.