Then this happened. How GPS went from guiding bombs to guiding you /
Oct.18 -- GPS is a network of satellites which allows you to open your phone and know where you are anywhere in the world. We take this service for granted. But it was created by the U.S. military during the Cold War and designed to deliver bombs to their exact locations. Here's how GPS went fr...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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New York, NY :
Bloomberg L. P.,
2018.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Oct.18 -- GPS is a network of satellites which allows you to open your phone and know where you are anywhere in the world. We take this service for granted. But it was created by the U.S. military during the Cold War and designed to deliver bombs to their exact locations. Here's how GPS went from being a war machine to a service we all rely on. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed April 25, 2019). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (6 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:05:02 |