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Gladys West
Gladys West is an American mathematician whose work on the mathematical modeling of the shape of the Earth…
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Hello. My name is Gladys. I grew up on a farm in a place called Virginia. My family worked hard on the farm, but I had a different dream. My dream was to go to school. I wanted to learn as much as I could.
I loved going to school. My very favorite thing to learn about was math. To me, numbers felt like fun puzzles that I could solve. I worked very hard in school because I wanted to use my love for numbers to do something important when I grew up.
When I was a grown-up, I got a job where I used giant computers. I used my math skills to help figure out the true shape of our world, the Earth. My work helped create something you might use all the time called GPS. GPS helps cars know where to go. It helps phones show you maps, and it helps airplanes find their way in the sky. It makes me so happy to know that my work still helps people all over the world go on their adventures every single day.
Gladys West: The Woman Who Helped You Find Your Way
Hello. My name is Gladys. I grew up on a farm in a place called Virginia. My family worked hard on the farm, but I had a different dream. My dream was to go to school. I wanted to learn as much as I could.
I loved going to school. My very favorite thing to learn about was math. To me, numbers felt like fun puzzles that I could solve. I worked very hard in school because I wanted to use my love for numbers to do something important when I grew up.
When I was a grown-up, I got a job where I used giant computers. I used my math skills to help figure out the true shape of our world, the Earth. My work helped create something you might use all the time called GPS. GPS helps cars know where to go. It helps phones show you maps, and it helps airplanes find their way in the sky. It makes me so happy to know that my work still helps people all over the world go on their adventures every single day.
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Gladys West is an American mathematician whose work on the mathematical modeling of the shape of the Earth was essential for the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS).
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