As a Navy mathematician in the 1950s and beyond, she played an unheralded but foundational role in making possible the global satellite-based mapping system.

The pilots flying into Denver International Airport could tell something was wrong. In urgent calls to air traffic controllers, they reported that the Global Positioning System was going haywire, ...

West’s genius secured her a position in 1956 at the Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, then called Naval Proving Ground, where ...

A self-described "little farm girl" in the Jim Crow Era, Gladys West's complex and pioneering work for the U.S. Navy helped ...

GPS began as a classified military project, but the US made it free for the world to use. This documentary reveals why the decision was made and how it reshaped history. Exclusive: Dick Durbin blasts ...

With the help of the Global Positioning System (GPS), authorities tracked and arrested six men for several theft and robber cases in Quezon City and Jaen, Nueva Ecija. According to Mark Salazar’s ...

Groundbreaking Black mathematician Gladys West, who helped develop the algorithms behind GPS, died Jan. 17 at age 95. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Marvin Jackson, who co-wrote West's memoir.

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Whether you're an outdoor adventurer, runner or occasional exerciser, these are the best Garmin watches to snap up in the January sales. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...