Sir Arthur Charles Clarke

( 16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008 )

Concept of the geostationary communications satellite
Clarke’s most important scientific contribution may be his idea that geostationary satellites would be ideal telecommunications relays. He described this concept in a paper titled “Extra-Terrestrial Relays — Can Rocket Stations Give Worldwide Radio Coverage?”, published in Wireless World in October 1945. [...]