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Gladys West (Born in 1931) Gladys West (Born in 1931) Gladys Mae West is an African-American mathematician known for her contributions to the mathematics involved in the Global Positioning System (GPS). She grew up on a share cropping farm,wanting an education. After gaining a scholarship for achieving the first rank in her high- school class, she studied mathematics at Virginia State College. In 1956, West began to work at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, where she was the second black woman ever to be employed. West began to collect data from satellites, eventually leading to the development of Global Positioning System. Her supervisor Ralph Neiman recommended her as project manager for the Seas at Radar altimetry project, the first satellite that could remotely sense oceans. West was inducted into the United States Air Force Hall of Fame in 2018. 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