The Busignies vision of communications and navigation in 2012 AD and beyond

Author

Gordon, W.E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Space Phys. & Astron., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA

Volume

87

Issue

3

fYear

1999

fDate

3/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

523

Lastpage

524

Abstract

In his essay entitled “Communication and Navigation” (see Proc. IRE, vol.49, p.592, 1961), H. Busignies foresaw booming businesses in each field leading up to 2012. His visions have been largely fulfilled earlier than he expected, which is typical of forecasting the future. He envisioned satellite communication, worldwide electronic mail, waveguides at optical frequencies (fiber optics), newspapers and magazines without paper, hand-carried wireless radio, all-weather flying, and anti-collision systems for aircraft-a remarkable list from a remarkable engineer. The author expands on his list, makes some comments on his essay, and then tries to look beyond 2012

Keywords

cellular radio; electronic mail; electronic publishing; optical fibres; satellite communication; technological forecasting; 2012 AD; Busignies vision; aircraft; all-weather flying; anti-collision systems; communications; fiber optics; hand-carried wireless radio; navigation; newspapers; optical frequencies; satellite communication; technological forecasting; waveguides; worldwide electronic mail; Aircraft navigation; Electronic mail; Global Positioning System; Humans; Optical fibers; Optical waveguides; Satellite communication; Spaceborne radar; TV; Wrist;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.747874

Filename

747874