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You Are Here: From the Compass to GPS, the History and Future of How We Find Ourselves
Hiawatha Bray
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| #900129 in Books | 2014-04-01 | 2014-04-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.75 x1.00 x6.50l,.0 | File type: PDF | 272 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent, well-written coverage of navigation therough the ages|By Art Majors|Excellent read. I was familiar with some of the "Age of Exploration" stuff from another excellent book I've read ("Longitude"), but this one takes a much broader view of the "olden days," and of course it comes right up to the present day.|2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.||
A superlative choice for technology buffs who want a historical perspective on location and navigation technologies.”|Library Journal||[A] breezy history of our ever-dwindling ability to lose our way.”|Wall Street J
The story of the rise of modern navigation technology, from radio location to GPS—and the consequent decline of privacy
What does it mean to never get lost? You Are Here examines the rise of our technologically aided era of navigational omniscience—or how we came to know exactly where we are at all times. In a sweeping history of the development of location technology in the past century, Bray shows how radio signals created to carry...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.You Are Here: From the Compass to GPS, the History and Future of How We Find Ourselves | Hiawatha Bray. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
