My linocut portrait of Gladys West with 3 satellites important to her career in indigo in from of world map with satellites tracks in blue.
#BlackHistoryMonth is a great time to celebrate #mathematician & #geodesist Gladys West (née Brown 1930-2026). Shown with 3 satellites important to her career + tracks: Seasat, GEOS-3 & a GPS satellite. 🧪🐡👩🏾🔬🧮⚒️ #histsci Her work using math to precisely model the shape of Earth laid groundwork for GPS!
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