How the World Was One: Beyond the Global Village by Arthur C. Clarke (Gollancz, June 25, 1992, 0-575-05226-0, £15.99, 289pp, hc, co, cover by Steven Hunt)
Historical look at the development of transatlantic cables and satellite communications, based on the first 19 chapters of Voices Across the Sea (Harper 1958) and several other pieces, some previously uncollected. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam) edition.
- 9 · Foreword · Arthur C. Clarke · fw
- 17 · Wiring the Abyss
- 19 · Introduction · Arthur C. Clarke · in Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 23 · The Coming of the Telegraph · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 27 · Channel Crossing · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 32 · A Great American · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 41 · Lord of Science · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 46 · False Start · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 54 · Triumph and Disaster · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 61 · Post-mortem · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 70 · The Brink of Success · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 77 · Heart’s Content · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 84 · Battle on the Sea-Bed · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 91 · Girdle round the Earth · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 97 · The Deserts of the Deep · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 102 · The Cable’s Core · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 107 · Voice Across the Sea
- 109 · The Wires Begin to Speak · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 116 · The Man before Einstein · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 122 · Mirror in the Sky · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 128 · Transatlantic Telephone · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 134 · The Dream Factory · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, Harper, 1958
- 141 · “Wireless” · Arthur C. Clarke · ar
- 144 · Exploring the Spectrum · Arthur C. Clarke · ar
- 148 · Beyond the Ionosphere · Arthur C. Clarke · ar
- 151 · A Brief Prehistory of Comsats · Arthur C. Clarke · ar
- 153 · In the Hall of the Knights · Arthur C. Clarke · ar 1984: Spring by Arthur C. Clarke, Del Rey, 1984
speech at the 8th Marconi Fellowship Award, 11/6/82.
- 156 · “You’re on the Glide Path—I Think” · Arthur C. Clarke · ex The Aeroplane September 23 1949
- 163 · “How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time” · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Rogue November 1962, as “I Lost a Billion Dollars on Telstar”; this version is greatly revised.
- 168 · “If you gotta message …” · Arthur C. Clarke · ar
- 175 · The Making of a Moon · Arthur C. Clarke · ar
- 178 · I Remember Babylon · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Playboy May 1960
- 189 · Starry Messengers
- 191 · Echo and Telstar · Arthur C. Clarke · ar
- 197 · Syncom · Arthur C. Clarke · ar
- 201 · Early Bird · Arthur C. Clarke · ar
- 203 · The United States of Earth · Arthur C. Clarke · ar The View from Serendip by Arthur C. Clarke, Random House, 1977, as “untitled (“Mr. Secretary, your excellencies, distinguished guests…”)”
speech delivered to State Department at the inauguration of INTELSAT, 20 August 1971.
- 206 · Satellites and Saris · Arthur C. Clarke · ar The Daily Telegraph December 17 1971, as “Schoolmaster Satellite”
- 213 · At the UN · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact December 1983, as “Beyond the Global Village”
adapted from a speech given at the UN, May 17, 1983.
- 220 · Coop’s Troop · Arthur C. Clarke · ar
- 223 · Appointment at the Vatican · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Pontificiae Academia Scientiarum Scripta Varia #58, 1986, as “Space Communications and the Global Family”
speech at the Vatican, 10/84.
- 230 · Happy Birthday, COMSAT! · Arthur C. Clarke · ar
birthday greetings to COMSAT at party, 18/2/88.
- 232 · The Clarke Awards · Arthur C. Clarke · ar
- 235 · CNN Live · Arthur C. Clarke · ar
- 238 · Peacesat · Arthur C. Clarke · ar
second half of 1986 Nehru Memorial Address “Star Wars and Star Peace”.
- 245 · Let There Be Light!
- 247 · Cable Comeback · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Voice Across the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, William Luscombe, 1974, as “The New Cables”
this version is greatly revised.
- 251 · Talking with Light · Arthur C. Clarke · ar
- 258 · As Far as Eye Can See · Arthur C. Clarke · ar
- 263 · Epilogue · Arthur C. Clarke · ms
- 265 · References and Acknowledgements · Arthur C. Clarke · ms
- 267 · The Space-Station: Its Radio Applications · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Spaceflight March 1968
prepared as a memorandum for the British Interplanetary Society in May 1945.
- 272 · Extra-Terrestrial Relays · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Wireless World October 1945
- 280 · Index · [uncredited] · ix
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