DocumentCode
1220497
Title
Information and communication in the third millenium
Author
Posner, Edward C.
Author_Institution
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Volume
17
Issue
1
fYear
1979
fDate
1/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
8
Lastpage
15
Abstract
This paper presents the author´s views on what the information and communication industry will be like at the start of the third millennium, with emphasis on the implications to information and communication theorists. The main conclusions are that communication will play a greater role in Society in the third millennium. Communication Theory will be more concerned with channel complexity than with channel capacity. More communication theorists will be needed, and they will be more broadly trained.
Keywords
Communication systems; Information systems; Technology forecasting; Air traffic control; Artificial satellites; Channel capacity; Communication industry; Information theory; Mobile communication; Optical fibers; Space technology;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Communications Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0163-6804
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCOM.1979.1089939
Filename
1089939
Link To Document