Ivan Getting
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Ivan A. Getting
- Birthdate
- 1912/01/18
- Birthplace
- New York, NY, USA
- Death date
- 2003/10/11
- Associated organizations
- MIT, Harvard University, Raytheon
- Fields of study
- Navigation
- Awards
- U.S. Medal of Merit, e Air Force Exceptional Service Award, IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Pioneer Award, Kitty Hawk Award
1978
Ivan A. Getting, IEEE President, 1978, is credited (along with Roger L. Easton and Bradford Parkinson) with the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS). He worked at the MIT Radiation Laboratory (where his group developed the first automatic microwave tracking fire control radar, the SCR 584) and the Aerospace Corporation.
