Roger L. Easton

Roger L. Easton
Roger L. Easton at the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Source National Inventors Hall of Fame 2010
BornApril 30, 1921
Craftsbury, Vermont
DiedMay 8, 2014(2014-05-08) (aged 93)
Hanover, New Hampshire
EducationMiddlebury College (bachelor's degree in physics)
OccupationScientist
Known forInventor 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]

  1. ^ "Campaign '86: Seabrook Plant Dominates New Hampshire Governor's Race – Again". Associated Press. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mr. Roger L Easton, Sr" (PDF). Air Force Space Command. October 28, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013.