You are here : from the compass to GPS, the history and future of how we find ourselves
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Author
Published
New York : Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group, [2014].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780465032853 (hardback), 0465032850 (hardback)
Physical Desc
xiii, 258 pages ; 25 cm
Status
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction
623.8933 BRA
1 available
623.8933 BRA
1 available
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Published
New York : Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group, [2014].
Language
English
ISBN
9780465032853 (hardback), 0465032850 (hardback)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"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 telegraph messages were transformed into invisible beacons to guide ships and how a set of rapidly-spinning wheels steered submarines beneath the polar ice cap. But while most of these technologies were developed for and by the military, they are now ubiquitous in our everyday lives. Our phones are now smart enough to pinpoint our presence to within a few feet-and nosy enough to share that information with governments and corporations. Filled with tales of scientists and astronauts, inventors and entrepreneurs, You Are Here tells the story of how humankind ingeniously solved one of its oldest and toughest problems-only to herald a new era in which it's impossible to hide."--,Provided by publisher.
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Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction | 623.8933 BRA | Available |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 910.285 BRA | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bray, H. (2014). You are here: from the compass to GPS, the history and future of how we find ourselves . Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bray, Hiawatha. 2014. You Are Here: From the Compass to GPS, the History and Future of How We Find Ourselves. Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bray, Hiawatha. You Are Here: From the Compass to GPS, the History and Future of How We Find Ourselves Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bray, Hiawatha. You Are Here: From the Compass to GPS, the History and Future of How We Find Ourselves Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group, 2014.
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