Hidden Figure Who Helped Create GPS Finally Recognized
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After decades of being overlooked, mathematician Gladys West, who calculated Earth's shape for the development of GPS, is finally being recognized.
After decades of being overlooked, mathematician Gladys West, who calculated Earth's shape for the development of GPS, is finally being recognized.
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