From wooden pigeons to Telstar: Precursors of modern maritime satellite communications

• Dimov Stojce Ilcev ^[1]
  1. [1] Durban University of Technology

     Durban University of Technology

     Ethekwini, Sudáfrica

     
• Localización: International journal of maritime history, ISSN 0843-8714, Vol. 31, Nº. 1, 2019, págs. 137-144
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This research note identifies the precursors of the satellite communications systems that are basic to modern shipping activity. It comprises two main sections: first, an outline is provided of the evolution of communication technology from the earliest experiments in rockets in the fifth century BC to the 1950s; second, there is a discussion of the significant development of satellite technology in the 1960s and 1970s.