Telephone technology's digital dilemma
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The demand for telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, etc. will soon exceed the capacity of telecommunication switching systems as more and more people continue to use more and more communication channels. The traditional geographical hierarchy for numbers will not accommodate the entire world.
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 1997
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Spacespeak
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Science has generated a vocabulary of its own that has filtered into the realm of common and nontechnical lingo. Unfortunately, the adoption process often produces surprising results as in the case of 'quantum leap' whose scientific meaning is opposite that of its lay adaptation.
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 1996
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Dealing with the digital deluge
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The advent of digital technologies has provided society with better telecommunication services such as digital television and long distance voice transmission. It also enables the human race to gain new knowldege about outer space.
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 1995
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