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Little blue dot: how the global positioning system shaped the modern world
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In this unique work of narrative non-fiction, Katherine Dunn explores the acute vulnerability of the GPS satellite system. The book lifts the lid on the invisible connections of the globe, from the space race to the phone in our pockets. This is the story of the Global Positioning System, the network of U.S. government satellites that encircle the Earth: a vast web that, in a matter of decades, has transformed the way we understand space and time, making us critically dependent on vulnerable technology we often forget is even there. It is a system that was conceived of as a military product designed for war, but which has since evolved into a vital everyday tool that tells us where we are and when at any given point. But its use doesn't stop there: GPS has transformed our navigation systems and our global trade, our farms and our supermarkets, our stop lights, banking networks, and our energy systems.
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Mudlark
- ISBN
- 9780008666965