A self-described "little farm girl" in the Jim Crow Era, Gladys West's complex and pioneering work for the U.S. Navy helped ...
West was inducted into United States Air Force Hall of Fame in 2018 ...
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
Dr. Gladys West, mathematician and pioneer behind GPS technology, has died at 95, leaving a lasting legacy in science and navigation.
Groundbreaking Black mathematician Gladys West, who helped develop the algorithms behind GPS, died Jan. 17 at age 95. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Marvin Jackson, who co-wrote West's memoir.
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A Russian mathematician has developed a new method for analyzing a class of equations that underpin models in physics and ...
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Dr. Gladys West, the mathematician who helped design GPS technology, dies aged 95
Dr. Gladys West, the trailblazing mathematician who played a pivotal role in birthing Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, passed away on Saturday at the age of 95. Per The Zebra, West was ...
Dr. Gladys West, a pioneering mathematician whose work in satellite geodesy was crucial for modern GPS accuracy, has passed ...
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