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Extremely fascinating review of military history intertwined with industry and now tech companies I am still on the fence about the utility of privacy regulation but increasingly believe we need to try Science History Suspense You Are Here is a part history of cartography part explanation of the evolution of location technology and part dissection of modern location privacy issues I found it to be both interesting informative and thought provoking I learned a lot both about location tech and some issues surrounding location tech and I would definitely reccomend this book to others Science History Suspense The story of how we got to this point in term IIf being in the map good history of mapping and GPS development walkthrough little outdated Science History Suspense This book was interesting in the academic sense but the execution was flat to the point where I might even call it boring You can tell the parts of history that the author liked because they shined and the parts they shuffled through just to cover the whole of the subject The modern stuff the mobile phone amateur mapmaker stuff was fascinating and hit the nail on the head of future developments like Pokemon Go and the like Science History Suspense There is a lot of history and innovation taking civilization from the early days of navigation to RFID tags and GPS enabled wrist watches From what I can tell the highlights are all here The writing is tight and journalistic but there isn t much room for reflection on what our increased ability to locate ourselves and others and move accurately between those locations has changed about our attitudes and patterns of life Changes in military strategy are abundantly apparent but I suppose that makes sense as they were a prime driver behind the development of GPS and related technologies Science History Suspense 
I received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads. You are here moving in our midst chords An interesting book detailing the evolution of location technology from a guy staring up at the stars to GPS units and digital mapping A pretty interesting read touch up on how the various technologies evolved over the years what brought them about and the benefits and detriments that they bring to society Seems a little biased against big corporations especially Google it all together touches upon the benefits and drawbacks of technology Not a bad read if you re interested in the subject Science History Suspense Zauj mav publik cia z ktorej som sa aj ja ako odborn k dozvedel nov inform cie Predov etk m ale cieli na verejnos ktor sa zauj ma o problematiku lokaliz cie a navig cie Kniha za na rozpr vanie u v staroveku potom sa zameriava na ur ovanie polohy pri plavectve venuje sa v skumu asomerov postupuje k svetov m vojn m a radaru n stup dru c GPS mobiln prij ma e a internet n zov je teda trochu zav dzaj ci kniha za na aleko pred kompasom a kon aleko za GPS Niektor kapitoly s pop san ve mi podrobne a navne in s ve mi stru n Niektor kapitoly s ve mi technick in sa zase ve mi zaoberaj pr vnou a politickou str nkou veci Na to e sa jedn o popul rne n u n knihu a navy e ju vyd va MatFyz ch baj mi ak ko vek doplnky k textu kniha neobsahuje obr zky diagramy tabu ky hoci by tieto boli textu ve mi n pomocn Preklad je uroben mierne fu ersky obsahuje ve k mno stvo ch b a preklepov Taktie mi mierne vadilo e autor najm v poslednej tretine dos asto vyjadroval svoj osobn poh ad na vec a nie vecn vedeck poh ad Celkovo je kniha sk r priemerom ale verejnos m e zauja Science History Suspense Good overview of the history of navigation and location technologies A bit oddly organized by concept rather than chronology and the current sections have a definite why are we giving our privacy away people doomsayer feel But the book provides a great overall explanation for how we have gotten better and better over the past few hundred years and the past decade especially in determining where we are and where we are going Science History Suspense Disclaimer won in a First Reads contestThis book is a well researched summary of cartography and navigational aids throughout history The book focused too much on military navigation for my interest level but others may find this aspect of the book appealing. You are here starbucks mugs However this book suffers from one serious oversight there are no pictures or images in this book Considering this book s topic it seems reasonable to expect at least a few images of maps compasses or navigational devices This is particularly a failing in the first chapter which focuses on early map making Science History Suspense There s some truly interesting information packed into this book which begins by describing ancient navigational techniques from observing the ocean waves to astrolabes and expands swiftly to explore the implications of advances in aviation missile tracking and other military applications radio man made satellites Wi Fi then the familiar GPS that most of us carry with us along with our smartphones. You are here pdf I was engaged enough to diligently work my way through it all chapter by chapter but never felt really compelled to read on The tone struck me as too journalistic focused on just the facts and unwilling to branch out to follow the little odd intersections of any history The explosion of the shuttle Challenger for example rated only a paragraph and sure it was peripheral to the matter at hand its relevance was the impact on the U. You are here book S space program and it s probably well known enough not to have to delve into details but it lacked any emotional power Hedy Lamarr Hollywood actress and co patent holder of a frequency hopping system was given similar short shrift Bray seemed to prefer profiling corporations to people as MapQuest and Google and Apple and their maneuvering in this space were covered thoroughly than some of the key individuals along the way. You are here for now epub free Worth picking up if you need to find out on this subject but I wouldn t generally recommend it as pleasure reading Science History Suspense
What does it mean to never get lost examines the rise of our technologically aided era of navigational omniscience or how we came to know exactly where we are at all times In a sweeping history of the development of location technology in the past century Bray shows how radio signals created to carry telegraph messages were transformed into invisible beacons to guide ships and how a set of rapidly spinning wheels steered submarines beneath the polar ice cap But while most of these technologies were developed for and by the military they are now ubiquitous in our everyday lives Our phones are now smart enough to pinpoint our presence to within a few feet and nosy enough to share that information with governments and corporations Filled with tales of scientists and astronauts inventors and entrepreneurs tells the story of how humankind ingeniously solved one of its oldest and toughest problems only to herald a new era in which it s impossible to hide You are Here From the Compass to GPS the History and Future of How We Find Ourselves.
