Gladys West
Gladys Mae West (née Brown) (born 1930/1931) is an American mathematician. She is known for her works to the mathematical modelling of the shape of the Earth.[1] She was one of the team of mathematicians who worked on the development of the satellite geodesy models that eventually became the Global Positioning System.[2]
Gladys West | |
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| Born | Gladys Mae Brown 1931 (age 92–93) |
| Education | Virginia State University (BA, MA) Virginia Tech (PhD) |
| Known for | satellite geodesy |
| Spouse(s) | Ira West (m. 1957) |
| Children | 3 |
West was added into the United States Air Force Hall of Fame in 2018.
Gladys West Media
Data processing report for GeoSat by Gladys West
Gladys West and Sam Smith look over data from the Global Positioning System at Dahlgren in 1985
Gladys West being inducted into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2018
References
- ↑ Butterfly, Amelia (20 May 2018). "Gladys West - the 'hidden figure' of GPS". BBC News Online. BBC 100 Women 2018. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-43812053.
- ↑ "Meet Gladys West: One Of The 'Hidden Figures' Behind The Creation Of The GPS System". Because of Them, We Can. https://www.becauseofthemwecan.com/blogs/stories/meet-gladys-west-one-of-the-hidden-figures-behind-the-creation-of-the-gps-system. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
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