Global positioning satellites (GPS); remote sensing for water, minerals, and crop and land management; weather satellites, arms treaty verifications; high - temperature, light - weight materials; revolutionary medical procedures and equipment; pagers, beepers, and
television and internet to remote areas of the world; geographic information systems (GIS) and algorithms used to handle
huge, complex data sets; physiologic
monitoring and miniaturization; atmospheric and ecological
monitoring; and insight into our planet's geological history and future — the list goes on and on.