‘Hidden Figure’ Gladys West, GPS pioneer and Navy civilian, dies at 95
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Military Times - Vet
Gladys Mae West, whose mathematical work became the integral foundation for modern GPS, has died. West, surrounded by family and friends, passed away peacefully on Jan. 17.
She was 95.
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