In 1945, Clarke wrote an article in Wireless World that predicted the creation of telecommunications satellites, something that wouldn't happen for 10 more years. This 1972 NASA photo shows Intelsat IV, the International Telecommunications Satellite, built by Hughes Aircraft Company.
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