Introductory remarks
Michael James Lighthill · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1978
Abstract During this century the operations of every industry have been transformed by the great developments in telecommunications technology. This transformation, furthermore, is a continuous process; and there is a strong demand from engineers and technologists in almost all major industries to have an opportunity such as we will be giving them here: an opportunity to discuss with world leaders in telecommunications technology how new developments in the foreseeable future will further transform the ways in which each of those other industries operates. The Royal Society has borne in mind these considerations throughout the long process of organizing this Discussion Meeting.