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Relays, Triangulation, GPS, and You

Herbert Reich — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:37:45 +0000

Today, you can find a GPS system in almost every new car model, on cell phones, and several other devices. The Global Positioning System (GPS) has become the de facto navigation system for the entire world. While it wasn’t always available to the public, it has quickly evolved as the favorite means of navigation by nearly everyone. Where did the GPS system come from and how does it work?

Developed by the United States military, the GPS system was used to trace the flight and routes of intercontinental ballistic missiles. In’83, after a Korean passenger flight was shot down by Russia…

Clarke’s Orbiting Spheres

James Gilbert Pynn — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:35:58 +0000

by James Gilbert Pynn

The visionary, Arthur C. Clarke, was lauded during his long life. He was appointed the chairman of the British Interplanetary Society and, in 1961, he was awarded the UNESCO-Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science. From the depths of his imagination, he gave us the notion to utilize space, whether it was for the sake of increased communications or to help us find where we are. From mobile communications to GPS tracking systems, Clarke has changed the way we live, think, and dream.

One of his most famous conjectures involved the proposal of a global satellite communication system.…