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The Navy hired Gladys West in 1956. She was a mathematician who did computer programming and coding at Naval Proving Ground in Dahlgren, Virginia. (U.S Department of Defense)

Gladys West: Pioneer Who Helped Created the GPS System

Isabella Dimopoulos May 14, 2024

The average citizen has used a GPS navigation system, however, most people don't know that an African-American Pioneer named Gladys West was a major contributor to the futuristic device in the 1960s. Gladys...

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