Gladys West, mathematician whose work paved the way for GPS, dies at 95.

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/23/nx-s1-5685027/gladys-west-gps-mathematician

#maths #mathemetician #GPS

New Plan:

The #government should be run #technocratic

#scientist #mathemetician #historian
#science #mathematics #history

Song of the Day September 20 2024

In remembrance of Dorothy Vaughn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Vaughan

Katherine Johnson, Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughan & Mary Jackson receive the Congressional Gold Medal Full Ceremony September 18, 2024 (via CBS News)

https://www.youtube.com/live/SfgxM1kDQqw?si=lPeBj_6JWEUThITH

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #September20 #DorothyVaughn #NACA #NASA #Engineer #Mathemetician #HiddenFigures #OctaviaSpencer #NASASpaceProgram #Mercury #Gemini #Apollo #PosthumousAward #MannedSpaceFlight #1940s #1950s #1960s

Song of the Day September 20 2024

In remembrance of Dorothy Vaughn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Vaughan

Katherine Johnson, Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson receive the Congressional Gold Medal. Full Ceremony from September 18, 2024 (via CBS News)

https://www.youtube.com/live/SfgxM1kDQqw?si=lPeBj_6JWEUThITH

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #September20 #DorothyVaughn #NACA #NASA #Engineer #Mathemetician #HiddenFigures #OctaviaSpencer #NASASpaceProgram #Mercury #Gemini #Apollo #PosthumousAward #MannedSpaceFlight #Astronauts #1940s #1950s #1960s