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Louis Pouzin’s “Retirements” (1993–Present)
In 1989, Louis joined Theseus, a management school for engineers and managers, in Sofia Antipolis. For 4 years, he taught computer and network...
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The New Internets (2014–Present)
Louis is not particularly interested in money, even though he recognizes its usefulness—who wants to be poor? He hates the verbiage of communicators,...
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Recognition (2012–2015)
Louis has received numerous awards but the one from April 2012 stands out: it was granted by ISOC World and recognizes Louis’ lifetime achievement...
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Back to France (1966–1971)
Louis Pouzin became a great traveler: he journeyed back and forth between most European capitals (Rome, Stockholm, Berlin, London…) and the major...
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The American Years (1963–1965)
January 19, 1963. On a cold and snowy day, all alone, Louis Pouzin boarded a Boeing 707. Destination: The United States. He went to Cambridge, to...
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Early Career (1952–1963)
At the end of his military service in 1952, Louis Pouzin chose to return to civilian life, and began a career in industry. That was the year that the...
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The End of Cyclades (1980–1989)
In 1974, the Cyclades project network moved from the “model” phase to something concrete, operational. “Cigale then worked perfectly. But the French...
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Internet Governance (2005–2012)
But the chiaroscuro of existence leaves room for all shades of opinions, from ISOC France, which remains true to its parent company (and therefore to...
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Louis Pouzin’s Youth (1931–1952)
Once upon a time there was a bright and clever child who had an atypical education within a modest family in central France, in the Nièvre...
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Epilogue
Yes, France is a nation of inventors, it is recognized as a center of excellence which has provided the world with some of the greatest scientists...
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The Plan Calcul (1971–1979)
In 1966, Charles de Gaulle, a former General who distinguished himself during the Second World War by leading the free France resistance from London,...
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Let There Be Light
Although visible and infrared light appear to behave very differently from more conventional radio waves, they are still part of the electromagnetic...
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The Hockey Stick Years
Cellular networks are now everywhere, but it took almost fifty years to get them from theory to a system that is used by billions of people daily....
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Traffic Jam Over the Equator
For high-bandwidth wireless intercontinental communications, there's only one viable solution: satellites.
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Highways in the Sky
Wireless technologies are not only for enabling communications: they play an important behind-the-scenes part in aiding millions and millions of...
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“Please Identify Yourself”
There are several use cases in which remote interrogation is extremely useful, and electromagnetic waves provide many different ways for doing this,...
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Mesmerized by the Moving Image
A combination of an inquisitive young mind, lots of spare time and inspiring reading has propelled many inventors into their successful careers. For...
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Internet in Your Pocket
Another huge technological development had been happening in parallel to the ongoing digital revolution in mobile phones: the large-scale utilization...
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Radio at War
As soon as MarconiMarconi, Guglielmo ’s marine radios became available, the Navies of the world saw the potential of being able to transmit messages...
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The Golden Age of Wireless
Finding a way to modulate radio waves with sound not only simplified the communications process, but it also gave birth to the very first media...