Meet the Black Woman Who Helped Create GPS — The Genius Mind That Mapped the World but Was Never Given Credit

You use GPS every day… but did you know the math behind it came from a Black woman? 👏🏾

Meet Dr. Gladys West, the brilliant mathematician whose equations in the 1950s laid the foundation for every GPS system in the world. 🌍📡

For years, her name went unrecognized — but her work has helped billions navigate life daily. 🖤

It’s time we give her the flowers she deserves! 💐

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