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In 1915, Thomas Edison proclaimed that he could record a live performance and reproduce it perfectly, shocking audiences who found themselves unable to tell whether what they were hearing was an Edison Diamond Disc or a flesh-and-blood musician. Today, the equation is reversed. Whereas Edison proposed that a real performance could be rebuilt with absolute perfection, Pro Tools and digital samplers now allow musicians and engineers to create th...

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[A] breathless, surprisingly thrilling rollercoaster ride through the history of recorded music ... a tour-de-force of fascinating anecdotes, lucidly expounded science, witty asides, stylistic verve, and page after page of "gosh, I never knew that" facts.' - Mail on Sunday

Trade paperback. Tells the story of GPS and how it is affecting our brains, our technology and our culture, in the tradition of Nicholas Carr.

Over the last fifty years, humanity has developed an extraordinary shared utility: the Global Positioning System. Even as it guides us across town, GPS helps land planes, route mobile calls, anticipate earthquakes, predict weather, locate oil deposits, measure neutrinos, grow our food, and regulate global finance. It is as ubiquitous and essential as another Cold War technology, the Internet. In Pinpoint, Greg Milner takes us on a fascinating ...

Tutto comincia con una filastrocca. Nel 1877 Thomas Edison recita "Mary Had a Little Lamb" a voce molto alta dentro la tromba di uno strano marchingegno, e qualche istante dopo si compie il miracolo: senza nessuna bocca che parli, la voce risuona da sola nella stanza, facendo trasecolare i presenti. Con il suo fonografo, Edison è il primo uomo a registrare un suono e a riprodurlo: ma la sua ricerca non si fermò qui, e nel 1915 annunciò di esse...

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From the author of "Perfecting Sound Forever", this tells the story of GPS and how it is affecting our brains, our technology and our culture. Now in paperback.

Pinpoint tells the fascinating story of a hidden system that touches nearly every aspect of modern life. Tracking the development of GPS from its origins as a bomb guidance system to its present ubiquity, Greg Milner examines the technology's double-edged effect on the way we live, work, and travel. Savvy and original, this sweeping scientific history offers startling insight into how humans understand their place in the world.