Stories by John R. Pierce

If a computer generates the right sequence of numbers, any sound—including some never before heard—can be produced. Because of its versatility, such digital sound synthesis has found a place in music

The biggest target for energy conservation is the poor fuel economy of American cars. Here lS how their efficiency can be increased at least 40 percent by 1980

Computer users are sending an increasing volume of digital data over the nation's electrical communication network. To transmit such data efficiently at high speed, the network is being modified

A summary of prospects for this revolutionary means of transmitting telephone and television signals over the entire earth. It now seems likely that the first such system will be operating within five years

It is through technological innovations that science is brought to bear upon man's material existence. The difference between creative science and creative technology is chiefly one of motive

The philosophers of automation speculate about future machines