This disassembled smartphone  showcases the current state of geolocation devices (as of 2012), enabled by the Global Positioning System and other advanced electronics. The phone's circuits correspond to classical methods of navigation that have been practiced for centuries.

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Mark Avino

ID#:

NASM2012-01721

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Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

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