EE at work: Communication — It´s not just talk: Getting the word around — Quickly and accurately — Had led to a burgeoning field for EEs who can design systems that are fast and flexible

Worldwide communication today takes many forms. Among them are teleconferencing, data transmission, and microwave, not to mention everybody´s old standby, the telephone. Another basic form of communication is via the printed word, and this, too, has undergone a revolution [see box].