Communications Satellites Global Change Agents
Joseph Pelton (Editor), Peter Marshall, Robert J. Oslund, Joseph N. Pelton (Editor)Books.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Synopsis
Fifteen interdisciplinary essays provide a broad overview of the world of satellite communications. Presented by Pelton (director, Space and Advanced Communication Research Institute, George Washington U.), Oslund (telecommunication, George Washington U.), and Marshall (a former president of a global satellite broadcast services company) the essays cover technology, history, politics, economics, media issues, societal impacts, and future trends. Largely synoptic in approach, the essays address such individual topics as the geopolitical institutions of satellite communications; recent developments in launch vehicles; satellites and the Internet; the relationship between commercial and military uses of space communications; and satellites, tele-education, and tele-health. Annotation © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR