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Back to the origins of GPS

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    Le 19h30
  • 16 July 2024
  • Alice Gasparini
    • Faculté des Sciences, UNIGE
    • Sciences, UNIGE
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The GPS, now an indispensable tool for every modern traveler, has its roots in 20th-century technological innovations, initiated by the launch of Sputnik in 1957.

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