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Person · 1930–

Gladys West

Mathematician whose satellite modeling of the Earth's shape and gravity provided the geodetic accuracy that underpins the Global Positioning System (GPS).

Mathematician. Mathematician whose satellite modeling of the Earth's shape and gravity provided the geodetic accuracy that underpins the Global Positioning System (GPS).

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    Mathematician whose satellite modeling of the Earth's shape and gravity provided the geodetic accuracy that underpins the Global Positioning System (GPS).