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Gladys Mae West (née Brown; born October 27, 1930 [1]) is an American mathematician. She is known for her contributions to mathematical modeling of the shape of the Earth , and her work on the development of satellite geodesy models, that were later incorporated into the Global Positioning System (GPS). [ 2 ]
Died three days after live broadcast of the 13th episode. Ripley's friends and associates filled in as presenters for the remainder of the first season. Robert St. John took over as host for the second season. The series' final episode was on October 5, 1950, more than a year-and-a-half following Ripley's death. Don "Creesh" Hornsby
Millions of people around the world rely on GPS technology every day to navigate roadways, the sky and the oceans. What was once relegated to large paper maps, or sometimes multiple small maps ...
Alice Vanderbilt's husband died of a cerebral hemorrhage on September 12, 1899, in their New York home at 1 West 57th Street. [12] His estate at the time of his death was appraised at $72,999,867 (equivalent to $2.67 billion [13] in 2023 dollars [13]), $20 million of which was in real estate.
How did Gladys Knight meet her husband William McDowell? The pair met in 2001 when he was a corporate consultant. After they dated for only three months, Knight and McDowell tied the knot in April ...
Phillip Faraone/Getty Images Katey Sagal’s ex-husband Jack Cameron White died at age 70. Sagal, 70, and Jack’s son, Jackson White, announced the news on Tuesday, July 16, while paying tribute ...
Gladys with her mother and sister Gertrude at The Breakers library, 1932. She was born Gladys Moore Vanderbilt in 1886, the seventh and youngest child of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and his wife Alice Claypoole Gwynne. Her father was the president and chairman of the New York Central Railroad and part of the prominent Vanderbilt family.
New evidence reopened the case of actress Natalie Wood’s 1981 drowning death, pointing to her husband, actor Robert Wagner, as a prime suspect. Two witnesses came forward, claiming Wood was ...