Re: [MV] Interesting tid bits about British military inventions

From: J. Forster (jfor@quik.com)
Date: Sun Apr 10 2005 - 17:03:07 PDT


Jim Webster wrote:

> Global Positioning system? Radio based positioning systems have been
> around for years it took satelites to make them global and we all know
> who originally conceived of satellites... Arther C Clark [english] in 1945

Ahem....

Arthur C Clark did not invent the satellite. They've been around since well
before the T. Rex was the BIG guy on earth. Proof? Go look at the Moon.

Arthur C. Clark invented the Geosynchronous satellite.

-John



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