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WorksheetsGladys West and the GPS
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
