About
Scientist who invented the Global Positioning System (GPS), which is used worldwide, in the 1970's. He received the National Medal of Technology from George W. Bush in 2006 for his pioneering achievements in navigation.
Before Fame
He attended Middlebury College in 1943.
Trivia
He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2010.
Family Life
He grew up in Vermont.
Associated With
He was a fan of Thomas Alva Edison.
