Quote by: James Gleick

Nanosecond precision matters for worldwide communications systems. It matters for navigation by Global Positioning System satellite signals: an error of a billionth of a second means an error of just about a foot, the distance light travels in that time.


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Author Bio


  • NameJames Gleick
  • DescriptionAuthor, journalist, and biographer
  • BornAugust 1, 1954
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Journalist
  • WorksThe Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood; Chaos: Making A New Science