📅 27 October 1930
West became a mathematician and programmer whose geodetic models contributed to the technology underlying GPS.
📅 27 October 1930
She used satellite observations and numerical computation to refine an oblate, irregular model of the planet.
📅 27 October 1930
Orbit calculations, error correction and large datasets were essential long before a navigation device could report a position.
📅 27 October 1930
West's contribution remained little known publicly for decades, illustrating how technical teamwork can hide key individuals.
