Gladys West, a Pioneer of GPS Technology, Receives One of the Air Force's Highest Honors
Decades after she helped develop Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, 87-year-old Gladys West has received one of the Air Force space program's highest distinctions, First Coast News reports.
West was inducted into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame at a ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. earlier this month.
The honor was given in recognition of the work she did as one of the agency's "human computers" in the era predating high-powered data processors.
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