(DOWNLOAD) "Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds" by Greg Milner * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds
- Author : Greg Milner
- Release Date : January 03, 2016
- Genre: Engineering,Books,Professional & Technical,Science & Nature,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 1812 KB
Description
"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.