posted 10-31-2009 11:55 PM            

Hot Spots of Invention symposium
Friday, November 6, 7:45 p.m.
Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History

Dr. Bradford Parkinson, co-winner of the 2003 Draper Prize for the concept and development of the Global Positioning System (GPS), highlights the number one innovation that enabled GPS as well as the five major barriers to original success. He will offer general conclusions on sources of invention and innovation based on the GPS experience.