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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in 2018
Born
Gladys Mae Brown

1930 (age 93–94)
EducationVirginia State University (BA, MA)
Virginia Tech (PhD)
Known forsatellite geodesy
Spouse(s)
Ira West (m. 1957)
Children3

West was added into the United States Air Force Hall of Fame in 2018.

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