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GPS Declassified - From Smart Bombs to Smartphones (Paperback)
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GPS Declassified - From Smart Bombs to Smartphones (Paperback)
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GPS Declassified examines the development of GPS from its secret,
Cold War military roots to its emergence as a worldwide consumer
industry. Drawing on previously unexplored documents, the authors
examine how military rivalries influenced the creation of GPS and
shaped public perceptions about its origin. Since the United
States' first program to launch a satellite in the late 1950s, the
nation has pursued dual paths into space - one military and secret,
the other scientific and public. Among the many commercial spinoffs
this approach has produced, GPS arguably boasts the greatest impact
on our daily lives. Told by a son of a navy insider - whose work
helped lay the foundations for the system - and a science and
technology journalist, the story chronicles the research and
technological advances required for the development of GPS. The
authors peek behind the scenes at pivotal events in GPS history.
They note how the technology moved from the laboratory to the
battlefield to the dashboard and the smartphone, and they raise the
specter of how this technology and its surrounding industry affect
public policy. Insights into how the system works and how it fits
into a long history of advances in navigation tie into discussions
of the myriad applications for GPS.
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