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Gladys West

American mathematician

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born: 1930
died: 2026
age at death: 95
known for: mathematician, surveyor

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Gladys Mae West was an American mathematician. She was known for her contributions to mathematical modeling of the shape of the Earth, and her work on the development of satellite geodesy models, which were later incorporated into the Global Positioning System (GPS).

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