Ivan A. Getting

Ivan Alexander Getting (January 18, 1912 – October 11, 2003) was an American physicist and electrical engineer, credited (along with Roger L. Easton and Bradford Parkinson) with the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS). He was the co-leader (the other being Louis Ridenour) of the research group which developed the SCR-584, an automatic microwave tracking fire-control system, which enabled M9 Gun Director directed anti-aircraft guns to destroy a significant percentage of the German V-1 flying bombs launched against London late in the Second World War.

Ivan A. Getting
Born
Ivan Alexander Getting

(1912-01-18)January 18, 1912
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 11, 2003(2003-10-11) (aged 91)
Coronado, California
Occupation(s)Physicist, Electrical Engineer
Known forGlobal Positioning System
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