Thursday, October 16, 2008

Speed Sensors Then and Now

Ever since people first climbed into a moving vehicle to carry them they have wanted to know the speed that they were moving at. The very first speed sensors that were used to calculate the speed of movement was a rope with a series of knots tied to it. It was tossed overboard on a moving ship in ancient times and then the knots were counted at they floated by to determine how many knots the ship was traveling at. Read more ...

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