Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds

Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds
Author: Greg Milner
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2016-05-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0393244997

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"One of the most mesmerizing and exhilarating, yet alarming modern technology books…an extraordinary tale." —Gillian Tett, Financial Times Pinpoint tells the fascinating story of a hidden system that touches nearly every aspect of modern life. Tracking the development of GPS from its origins as a bomb guidance system to its present ubiquity, Greg Milner examines the technology’s double-edged effect on the way we live, work, and travel. Savvy and original, this sweeping scientific history offers startling insight into how humans understand their place in the world.


Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds
Language: en
Pages: 277
Authors: Greg Milner
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-05-03 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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