The evolving technology of communication

THOSE OF US who have lived through the last quarter century have experienced never a dull moment either in the kaleidoscope of public affairs or the onrush of science. Diapason has followed crescendo, and wonder has been raised to the nth power, until now superlatives are all but exhausted. In such circumstance, it is only fitting that we pause for a moment to reflect upon some of those factors which have affected our society most profoundly, and bid fair to do so in future. Not the least of such factors has been the progress of communication at a electrical means, or if you will, telecommunication. Indeed, so interwoven have communication and social structure become that it is often hard to differentiate cause and effect. Communication begets civilization, and vice versa.