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The Invention of the Global Positioning System
The US began the GPS project in 1957 to overcome the limitations of previous navigation systems integrating ideas from several predecessors, including a number of classified engineering design studies from the 1960s. -
Roger Easton
On February 13, 2006, my father, Roger Easton, received the 2004 National Medal of Technology from President Bush for “his extensive pioneering achievements in spacecraft tracking, navigation and timing technology that led to the development of the NAVSTAR-Global Positioning System (GPS).” The American Philosophical Society awarded the Magellanic Premium in 1997 to both Roger Easton and Bradford Parkinson. Their awards were worded identically, “for essential contributions to creating the Global
