The Men Behind GPS Just Won a Prestigious Engineering Prize. Not on the Prize List: a Woman

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FEB 12: The four winners of the 2019 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, for innovations that brought GPS to the world. From left: Richard Schwartz, Bradford Parkinson, James Spilker, Hugo Freuhauf
FEB 12: The four winners of the 2019 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, for innovations that brought GPS to the world. From left: Richard Schwartz, Bradford Parkinson, James Spilker, Hugo Freuhauf
It’s an innovation that allows you to pinpoint your earthly location with just the phone in your pocket; it helps drivers navigate tricky routes, and it can even direct rescuers to stricken people in disaster zones. But Dr. Bradford Parkinson wasn’t able to use his brainchild, GPS, to stop himself getting lost in London, he quipped on Tuesday, as he and three others were named winners of the £1 million ($1.29m) Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.
The prestigious prize has been awarded every two years since 2013 to engineers responsible for innovations that benefit all of humanity. This year’s chosen technology, which stands for Global Positioning System, joins other far-reaching winners including the Internet and the cellphone camera. James Spilker, Hugo Fruehauf, and Richard Schwartz were also named for their contributions.

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HADITHI:MWALIMU MAGDALENA sehemu ya 1

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TITLE:     MWALIMU MAGDALENA SEHEMU ya kwanza Kwa wasomaji wapya Maisha ya shule yalimwendea vibaya John Sahau akajikuta akiangukia kwenye dimbwi la mapenzi ya mwalimu wake, Mwalimu Magdalena, shuleni hapo lakini kuhamia kwa mwalimu mpya wa somo la hisabati kuna badilisha maisha ya John kiasi cha kushindwa kuendana na kasi ya masomo kama alivyokuwa awali. Nini Mwalimu anafanya baada ya kugundua mwalimu mpya ndiyo chanzo cha kushuka kiwango kwa John? Fuatilia hadithi hii ya kusisimua ya Mwalimu Magdalena. Endelea   BAADA ya kuisha kwa hadithi ya ‘ BEHIND OF MY EYES ’ leo tunawaletea hadithi mpya inayokwenda kwa jina la ‘ Mwalimu Magdalena ’. John anawahi mapema kufika shuleni akiwataka wenzake wakamalizie kipande walichokiacha siku iliyopita ili mvua zitakapoanza wawe wameshamaliza kazi hiyo. Inawachukua muda mfupi kumaliza kipande hichowanaingia darasani kwa ajili ya masomo. Lakini kipindi cha mwalimu Magdalena kinapofika hali ya John inabadilika na kupoteza mwel
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Hadithi: Mwalimu Magdalena sehemu ya 5

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ilipoishia Mazungumzo yao yaliendelea, wakafika nyumbani kwa mwalimu Magdalena, wakapitiwa na usingizi, kutokana na uchovu waliokuwa nao mwalimu Magdalena na mwalimu Joka wakajikuta wakiamka saa 4 asubuhi, tena baada ya John kuwagongea kutokana na kutomuona mwalimu Magdalena shuleni. “Sasa itakuwaje, nje kuna hodi inagongwa na sauti ya huyo mtu namjua ni wa shuleni, kama akikuona itakuwa balaa upya, watahisi kuna kitu kimefanyika kati yangu na wewe, sasa naomba ujifiche humu humu ndani mi natoka kumsikiliza.’’ “Sawa.” sasa endelea Mwalimu Magdalena alipotoka nje akakutana na John, mwanafunzi anayempenda, John hakutaka kuhoji chochote hadi aingie ndani lakini mwalimu Magdalena alionyesha hofu kama ya kusita, lakini akakubaliana na yote, John akaingia akakaa kitandani huku mwalimu Joka akiwa amejificha chini ya uvungu wa kitanda cha mwalimu Magdalena. “Mwalimu mbona hadi sasa hujafika shuleni kila mtu anahofu nawe, hakuna anayeelewa somo lolote hadi wakuone, mwa
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Hadithi: Mwalimu Magdalena sehemu ya 4

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Ilipoishia Mwalimu Magdalena alikimbia huku akipiga kelele bila kujua anakokimbilia angepata msaada ama la! Alishaanza kuchoka na ilikuwa giza sana, lakini alichoambulia kugundua ni kwamba mtu aliyekuwa akimkimbiza alikuwa amevaa kinyago na nguo nyeusi ili asitambulike. Sasa Endelea GHAFLA mwalimu Magdalena akajikuta akikamatwa na kufumbwa mdomo, alikukuruka ili ajitoe katika mikono iliyombana vema, lakini hakuweza kuitoa, alijitahidi kujitoa mbele ya mtu huyo aliyemfumba mdomo, sauti pia miguu yake havikumsaidia kufanya chochote kujikwamua kutoka eneo hilo. Mwenyekiti alishangaa kutosikia sauti ya mwalimu Magdalena, akaangaza huku na kule, lakini hakuweza kutambua wapi alipo mwalimu Magdalena, alinyanyua macho huku na huko, lakini hakufanikiwa. Taratibu Mwalimu Magdalena alikuwa akipoteza nguvu kutokana na kubanwa na asiyemjua, mtu yule alimvuta eneo lingine ili kumkwepa mwenyekiti aliyekuwa akimsaka mwalimu Magdalena ili atimize ahadi yake. Mwenyekiti alianza kuhama
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