Katherine Johnson and other Black female scientists transformed NASA and STEM, overcoming segregation to calculate missions ...
Mathematician whose work at the US Naval Weapons Laboratory was pivotal to the development of GPS ...
West's work on modeling the Earth's shape assisted with the development of GPS, today used by an estimated 4 billion people.
She navigated segregation to become an esteemed mathematician — and today, her work helps billions of people navigate the world. Gladys West, whose pioneering career contributed key elements to what ...
US mathematician Gladys Mae West was best known for her foundational work on GPS systems. As an African American woman, West overcame huge barriers to contribute to this key technology. She was one of ...
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Gladys West died at 95; her Earth model made "turn right" possible
Gladys West, as a country child in Virginia, would walk after a long walk to a one-room, segregated schoolhouse, and give ...
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