Innovators Aren't Born

Innovators Aren't Born Show, # 102, Interview with Dava Sobel  GPS is a ubiquitous technology - it's found everywhere.  We take knowing our exact location for granted, all it takes is a quick glance at your phone to know exactly where you are.  It's so easy and convenient, that it's difficult to imagine a time, when knowing your exact location was impossible. On today's episode of Innovators Aren't Born, I speak with author Dava Sobel, author of "Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time" who brought back to our modern memories, the fascinating story of the British watchmaker, John Harrison, who solved this technical challenge. In the early 18th century, as the great seafaring nations established far-flung trading empires, billions of dollars of goods and thousands of sailors were being lost at sea due to poor navigation.   While a ship's latitude could be determined by the movement of the sun and s