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Project Gutenberg on Nostr: Because of a Mathematician From Rural Virginia’s Work on Global Positioning, You ...

Because of a Mathematician From Rural Virginia’s Work on Global Positioning, You Have No Excuse for Getting Lost

Gladys West had an “insatiable thirst for knowledge.” She used computers, radars and satellites to make calculations that led to the GPS technology that allows us to pinpoint any spot on the globe

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/gladys-west-gives-directions-180988807/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550&user_id=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f

West's report is available online:
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Data-Processing-System-Specifications-for-the-Radar-West/f821dbcabf9d20c2d53ab21a5507a08632ae2f4d

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