Gladys West

Gladys Mae West was an American mathematician. She was known for her contributions to mathematical modeling of the shape of the Earth, and her work on the development of satellite geodesy models, which were later incorporated into the Global Positioning System (GPS).

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Who was born first?

• Gladys West and Akira Suzuki were born the same year
• Gladys West and Stanley Miller were born the same year
• Gladys West and Zhores Alferov were born the same year
• Gladys West and Jerome Isaac Friedman were born the same year
• Gladys West and Yves Chauvin were born the same year

Timeline

1. Akira SuzukiSeptember 12, 1930 – present
2. Gladys West (this page)October 27, 1930 – January 17, 2026
3. Jerome Isaac FriedmanMarch 28, 1930 – present
4. Stanley MillerMarch 7, 1930 – May 20, 2007
5. Yves ChauvinOctober 10, 1930 – January 27, 2015
6. Zhores AlferovMarch 15, 1930 – March 1, 2019

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