Gladys West is a prominent mathematician known best for her development of the Global Positioning System (GPS).

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   February 23rd #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight:

   "Gladys West was among a small group of women who did computing for the U.S. military during the early days of the Cold War, including Defense Department work that eventually became the basis for the Global Positioning System (GPS)."

   https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/3700859/navy-scientist-helped-develop-gps/