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Nov 19, 2015 hiawatha bray, technology writer for the business section of the boston globe. Hiawatha bray is a technology reporter for the boston globe, where he has been on staff since 1995. From the compass to gps, the history and future of how we find ourselves by hiawatha bray. Mar 18, 2019 author hiawatha posted on march 11, 2019 november 17, 2019 trump loves the press as this remarkable story shows, hardly any recent president has spent more time and energy cultivating the media. Bray has contributed to a number of newspapers and magazines which include wired, fast company, and black enterprise. In a book dedicated to the human search for navigation, there are almost no visual clues in the text for where you stopped reading and where to begin again. From the compass to gps, the history and future of how we find ourselves by hiawatha bray 206 ratings, 3. Mar 19, 2014 march 19, 2014 july 15, 2015 by npr source of the week boston globe technology reporter hiawatha bray talks to wgbh about his new book, you are here, examining the evolution of navigation technology.

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