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

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Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
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ISBN-10 : 9780393244991
ISBN-13 : 0393244997
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Book Synopsis Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds by : Greg Milner

Book excerpt: "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.


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