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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247) and index. |
| Summary |
The story of the rise of modern navigation technology, from radio location to GPS-and the consequent decline of privacy. In a sweeping history of the development of location technology in the past century, Bray shows how radio signals created to carry telegraph messages were transformed into invisible beacons to guide ships and how a set of rapidly-spinning wheels steered submarines beneath the polar ice cap. But while most of these technologies were developed for and by the military, they are now ubiquitous in our everyday lives. Our phones are now smart enough to pinpoint our presence to within a few feet-and nosy enough to share that information with governments and corporations. Filled with tales of scientists and astronauts, inventors and entrepreneurs. |
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Geographic information systems -- History.
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Electronics in navigation -- History.
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Geospatial data.
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Global Positioning System.
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| ISBN |
9780465032853
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0465032850
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