Communication

In order to understand the social implication of the advances in communication, it is first necessary to study the technical aspect of communications

• The Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Wired Communication
  • Wired Telephone
  • Cable TV
  • Computer Communication
  • Wired: Surf the Net
• Wireless Communication
  • Radio and TV
  • Satellites
  • New Advances
  • Wireless: Surf the Net
• Technical Aspects of Communication
  • Information
  • Message Compression
  • Compression: Surf the Net
• Competition and Forecast
  • Competition
  • Forecast
  • Forecast: Surf the Net
• Implications: Computing and Communications
  • Security
  • Efficiency versus privacy
  • Communications versus transportation
  • Experiments in problem solving
  • Teleconferencing
  • Telecommuting
  • Impact: Surf the Net