The next time you use any navigation device, software or Google Maps thank Dr. Gladys West. Her contributions to the mathematical modeling of the shape of Earth, and her work on the development of the satellite models that were eventually incorporated into the Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. #BlackMastodon #BlackHistoryMonth
@LilHulkQ, we stand on the backs of giants. She is one such.
@JonKramer @LilHulkQ >we stand on the backs of giants
So we can get a better look at the horizon to figure out where we are?
So we can get a better look at the horizon to figure out where we are?
@JonKramer @CrustyB @LilHulkQ Did you know Newton was a racist who would literally beat the shit out of you for making a comparison like that. Makes you really think.
