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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

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    Publisher: WW Norton & Co
    Publication Date: 12/05/2017
    ISBN13: 9780393354362, 978-0393354362
    ISBN10: 0393354369

    Number of Pages: 352

    Non Fiction , Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment , Education

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    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.

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