1. A system for knowledge representation and application development comprising: a processor; a memory unit coupled to the processor; a plurality of information units stored in the memory units, the information units including: an information unit element or set of information unit elements that reference at least one separate information unit, either directly or indirectly; an operator that defines one of a plurality of actions the information unit performs when it is shocked or activated; and at least one path that describes a relationship that exists between the information unit and a separate information unit; and a dynamic engine module executable by the processor for shocking or activating the operator of an information unit and causing further shocks, or activations, to flow to separate information units to which the shocked information unit is connected via a path, and wherein the information units and the paths embody a knowledge representation schema, the information unit model, whereby an instantiation or instance of the information unit model refers to a particular collection and assembly of model elements to correspond to at least one of a domain, a set of observations, actual knowledge and data.
1. A system for knowledge representation and application development comprising: a processor; a memory unit coupled to the processor; a plurality of information units stored in the memory units, the information units including: an information unit element or set of information unit elements that reference at least one separate information unit, either directly or indirectly; an operator that defines one of a plurality of actions the information unit performs when it is shocked or activated; and at least one path that describes a relationship that exists between the information unit and a separate information unit; and a dynamic engine module executable by the processor for shocking or activating the operator of an information unit and causing further shocks, or activations, to flow to separate information units to which the shocked information unit is connected via a path, and wherein the information units and the paths embody a knowledge representation schema, the information unit model, whereby an instantiation or instance of the information unit model refers to a particular collection and assembly of model elements to correspond to at least one of a domain, a set of observations, actual knowledge and data. 16. The system of claim 1 , wherein a computer implementation of the unit model embodies a dynamic engine and a plurality of integrated modules, including a user interface to allow users to control, manipulate and selectively execute functions of the unit model to build models of selected areas of knowledge.