Gladys Brown WEST - Female Mathematician & Creator of Satellite Geodesy Models (GPS)
Gladys WEST and Sam SMITH , U. S. Navy ; Link Gladys West, Unsung Figure in Development of GPS, dies at 95 (Michael S. ROSENWALD, New York Times ; January 27, 2026) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/science/gladys-west-dead.html Gladys West - The hidden figure who helped invent GPS (Aamna MOHDIN, The Guardian UK; 19 November 2020) https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/nov/19/gladys-west-the-hidden-figure-who-helped-invent-gps Gladys WEST pictured with her husband, Ira WEST , Unknown Author ; Link Dr. Gladys WEST - 2018 Inductee in the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame , U. S. Air Force ; Link