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GPS declassified : from smart bombs to smartphones /
This book 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. S...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lincoln, Nebraska :
Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press,
[2013]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book 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 the son of a navy insider - whose work helped lay the foundations for the system - and a science and technology journalist, this 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. -- Provided by publisher. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 301 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-287) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781612344096 1612344097 |