Gladys West's vital contributions to GPS technology
hackernj Friday, January 16, 2026
Summary
Gladys West is an American mathematician and computer programmer who played a crucial role in the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS). She was inducted into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2018 for her pioneering work on the mathematical model of the Earth's shape and orbit, which laid the foundation for the GPS technology.
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