Hidden Figures
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Community News Alexandria Virginia
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died.…
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Tech Pioneer Gladys West Traveling Exhibit Heads West
It began with a dream. A poor black Virginia farm girl comes of age in the Jim Crow south. She…
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Mother of GPS, Gladys West, Finally Gets Proper Recognition
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Did you use GPS today to get to a meeting or the dentist or a lunch date?…
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