“In Pinpoint, Greg Milner gives us a much-needed account of GPS, its history, philosophy, and the overwhelming consequences of its success. “Milner's detailed examples will leave you questioning the ways in which GPS has infiltrated our lives.” “Fascinating.Milner expertly deconstructs the implications of this monumental shift in human life.” “A compelling exploration of how GPS became so ubiquitous―and what we lose when it’s all we know of navigation.” “ compelling exploration of how GPS became so ubiquitous―and what we lose when it's all we know of navigation.” “ delves deep into the dense web of intersections between GPS―'the world’s only free utility'―and all those other utilities we vitally depend on, with interesting side excursions into earthquake-detection and the GPS-assisted monitoring of offenders.” “Gripping.GPS is an engineering marvel, a global utility and a source of new threat all at once.” Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Energy Here at last is the amazing and well-told story of where it came from, how it works, and where it―and we―are going.”
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