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Bradford Parkinson

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American systems engineer and developer of global positioning system

United StatesScientistsBorn 1935 · age 91
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Bradford Parkinson is an American engineer and inventor, retired United States Air Force Colonel and Emeritus Professor at Stanford University.

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2018IEEE Medal of Honor
2016Marconi Prize
2004ASME Medal
2004National Inventors Hall of Fame
2003Charles Stark Draper Prize
2002IEEE Simon Ramo Medal
1997Magellanic Premium
Bronze Star Medal

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John R. PierceAlso won IEEE Medal of HonorYash PalAlso won Marconi PrizeNeil SiegelAlso won IEEE Simon Ramo MedalWaloddi WeibullAlso won ASME MedalBenjamin Smith BartonAlso won Magellanic PremiumRobert H. DennardAlso won Charles Stark Draper Prize

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Bradford Parkinson is an American engineer and inventor, retired United States Air Force Colonel and Emeritus Professor at Stanford University. He is best known as the lead architect, advocate and developer, with early contributions from Ivan Getting and Roger Easton, of the Air Force NAVSTAR program, better known as Global Positioning System.

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United States
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
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living
Dates
Born 1935 · age 91
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