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Gladys West

92 years old Mathematician born on

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Profession
Mathematician
Age
92 years old
Zodiac
Scorpio
Born in
United States
About
Mathematician who made pioneering contributions to GPS technology. She was the second Black woman ever hired by the Naval Surface Warfare Center. In 2018, she was inducted into the United States Air Force Hall of Fame. 
Family
She was born in Sutherland, Virginia to a family of farmers that belong to a community of sharecroppers. In 1957, she married Ira West. They share three children and seven grandchildren.

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