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Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds
Pinpoint How GPS Is Changing Technology Culture and Our Minds
Author: Greg Milner
Pinpoint tells the story of GPS, a scientific marvel that enables almost all modern technology?but is changing us in profound ways.Over the last fifty years, humanity has developed an extraordinary shared utility: the Global Positioning System. Even as it guides us across town, GPS helps land planes, route mobile calls, anticipate earthquakes, p...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393089127
ISBN-10: 0393089126
Publication Date: 5/3/2016
Pages: 336
Edition: 1
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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Book Type: Hardcover
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A very interesting overview of the history and principles of GPS and how it is used. I was surprised at its pervasiveness; it is used in many more applications than just navigation guidance. Not too technical, just enough for the reader to understand the evolution of this technology.


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