How GPS shaped our world
Share
Subscribe
How GPS transformed from a niche military technology to one we rely on every day.
GPS is such an essential part of our lives that it’s easy to forget there was once a world without it. But, like many tech advancements of the 20th century, GPS was originally created by the U.S. military. So how did it become a part of daily civilian life? And how vulnerable is it to manipulation?
Katherine Dunn has written all about this and more in her book, “Little Blue Dot: How GPS Shaped the Modern World.”
Guest:
Katherine Dunn is a science journalist and author of “Little Blue Dot: How GPS Shaped the Modern World.”
Transcript will be available after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.
Subscribe to this podcast. Follow our show on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Bluesky @scifri and sign up for our newsletters. Got a science question that’s keeping you up at night? Call us: 877-472-4374
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.