Roger L. Easton | |
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Born | April 30, 1921 |
Died | May 8, 2014 | (aged 93)
Education | Middlebury College (bachelor's degree in physics) |
Occupation | Scientist |
Known for | Inventor and designer of the GPS |
Roger Lee Easton, Sr. (April 30, 1921 – May 8, 2014) was an American physicist and state representative[1] who was the principal inventor and designer of the Global Positioning System, along with Ivan A. Getting and Bradford Parkinson.[2]