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)

Gladys West - The hidden figure who helped invent GPS (Aamna MOHDIN, The Guardian UK; 19 November 2020)


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

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