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Early Life
Early Life
Gladys west was born in October 27, 1930 In Sutherland Gladys West's, parents owned a small farm in an area populated mostly by sharecroppers. Growing up, when not in school, she spent much of her time helping to harvest crops on the family farm, an occupation she knew many of her peers would continue into adulthood.
Family Life
Family Life
Her mom and her dad were Nolan and Macy Brown she has seven siblings. She has three children who are Carolyn,, David and Michael.
Education & Career
Education & Career
She went to Virginia State University,Virginia Tech,and The University of Oklahoma.
Impact on her field
Impact on her field
Dr. Gladys West's contribution to the field of transportation was to develop computer and mathematical models that made the Global Positioning System possible.
Also, in her field she was able to create a development to help shape the Earth.
She designed a winning program, (Naval Ordinance, Research Calculator) that calculated the movement relationship between Pluto and Neptune.
What are three interesting facts about this person?
What are three interesting facts about this person?
Three facts about Gladys West was that she was the second Black woman to be hired at the base and was one of the only four Black employees. she kept working even through rough times. The third fact is that Gladys West also did computer programming.
What are three words you could use to describe this person?
What are three words you could use to describe this person?
We believe that Gladys West was BRAVE,STRONG ,and KIND
work cited:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_West
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