Gladys West and the GPS

What did Gladys West help to develop?

• Mobile phones

• The first computer

• GPS

• The internet

How long was Gladys employed by the US Navy?

• 50 years

• 30 years

• 42 years

• 25 years

What was Gladys West's profession?

• Engineer

• Chemist

• Mathematician

• Physicist

Where did Gladys grow up?

• New York

• California

• Texas

• Virginia

What did Gladys receive for finishing at the top of her high school class?

• A certificate

• A medal

• A cash prize

• A scholarship

What college did Gladys attend?

• Virginia State College

• University of Virginia

• Harvard University

• Stanford University

What was Gladys's role in the development of GPS?

• Programming and data processing

• Designing the satellites

• Marketing

• Manufacturing

Who did Gladys marry?

• A farmer

• A computer scientist

• A navy officer

• A fellow mathematician

What project was Gladys promoted to project manager of in 1978?

• The Hubble Telescope

• The Apollo Moon Landing

• The CSET Radar Altimetry Project

• The International Space Station

What did Gladys complete after retiring?

• A marathon

• A world tour

• A novel

• Her PhD in Philosophy