02791oam 22005414a 450 991078778250332120170822142550.01-61234-409-7(CKB)2670000000431646(PromptCat)40022951804(MH)013866884-1(SSID)ssj0001001914(PQKBManifestationID)11537873(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001001914(PQKBWorkID)10967364(PQKB)11311708(OCoLC)867741270(MdBmJHUP)muse32132(MiAaPQ)EBC1389278(EXLCZ)99267000000043164620130705d2013 uy 0engur|||||||nn|nrdacontentrdamediardacarrierGPS DeclassifiedRichard D. Easton and Eric F. Frazier ; foreword by Rick W. SturdevantLincoln, Nebraska :Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press,[2013]Baltimore, Md. :Project MUSE, 2013©[2013]1 online resource (xx, 301 pages )illustrations ;Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-61234-408-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Machine generated contents note: 1.New Moons Rising: The Satellite Age Arrives -- 2.Weather Permitting: A Brief History of Navigation -- 3.Success Has Many Fathers: Early Concepts for Satellite Navigation -- 4.One System, Two Narratives: Recollections and Documents -- 5.Invisible Stars: How GPS Works -- 6.Going Public: The Roots of Civilian GPS Use -- 7.Going to War: GPS Aids Military Success in the Persian Gulf -- 8.Going Mainstream: A Consumer Industry Is Born -- 9.Where Are We? GPS and GNSS Today -- 10.Going Forward: The Future of GPS."GPS Declassified examines the development of GPS from its secret, Cold War military roots to its emergence as a worldwide consumer industry. Drawing on previously unexplored documents, the authors examine how military rivalries influenced the creation of GPS and shaped public perceptions about its origin."--book jacket.Global Positioning SystemHistoryElectronic books. Global Positioning SystemHistory.910.285Easton Richard D1487444MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910787782503321GPS Declassified3707299UNINAThis Record contains information from the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others the Library of Congress