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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
Over the last fifty years, humanity has developed an extraordinary shared utility: the Global Positioning System. Omnipresent, free, and available to all, GPS powers everything from your phone to the Internet to the Mars Rover. Greg Milner tells the sweeping story of GPS, from its conceptual origins as a bomb guidance system to its present ubiqu...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781515954699
ISBN-10: 1515954692
Publication Date: 5/3/2016
Edition: MP3 - Unabridged CD
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Publisher: Tantor Audio
Book Type: Audio CD
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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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