James R. Messenger

Father of the Information Age, writer, filmmaker. Conceived "The Theory of the Information Age" on December 12, 1982, while working for the American Telephone & Telegraph Company. Per the theory, the world's telecommunications networks were rebuilt from analog into digital systems to accommodate the interconnection of computers via telecommunications. His film "The Taj Mahal" was winner of two Emmys, and he was nominated for Academy Awards for "Of Time, Tombs, and Treasures: The Treasures of Tutankhamen," and "Koryo Celadon." Other film and video productions include "Defining the Information Age," "Carry the Fire - The Story of the 1984 Olympic Torch Relay," and "Korea: Reflections on the Morning Calm."