Electronic Mastery of Ships Controls - 2012 A.D.

May 13, 1962, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of The Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE). This occasion is used to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the beginnings of modern electronics and communications. In this brief essay, the author takes the reader on a unique journey fifty years into the future, and describes the likely state of the art in 2012 A.D. as the author envisions it.