29 Oct 2025 #hiddenfigures #gladyswest #gps
Meet Gladys Mae West — a brilliant mathematician whose work made GPS possible.
From a small Virginia farm to the U.S. Navy, her calculations of the Earth’s shape changed how humanity navigates forever. Yet for decades, her name was left out of the story.
This episode uncovers the woman whose quiet genius literally shaped our world.
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