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GPS Declassified - From Smart Bombs to Smart Phones (Hardcover)
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GPS Declassified - From Smart Bombs to Smart Phones (Hardcover)
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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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