Easton, Richard D. <br/><br/>
GPS declassified :  from smart bombs to smartphones / 
Richard D. Easton and Eric F. Frazier ; foreword by Rick W. Sturdevant. 
 - xx, 301 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-287) and index. 
<br/><br/>New moons rising: the satellite age arrives -- Weather permitting: a brief history of navigation -- Success has many fathers: early concepts for satellite navigation -- One system, two narratives: recollections and documents -- Invisible stars: how GPS works -- Going public: the roots of civilian GPS use -- Going to war: GPS aids military success in the Persian Gulf -- Going mainstream: a consumer industry is born -- Where are we? GPS and GNSS today -- Going forward: the future of GPS. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781612344089 (cloth : alk. paper) 1612344089 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013023507 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Global Positioning System--History.<br/>GPS.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>G109.5  / .E37 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>910.285