Hidden Figure: African-American Mathematician Inducted Into Air Force Hall of Fame
Style Magazine Newswire | 1/4/2019, 3:21 p.m.
Lt. Gen. David Thompson and Dr. Gladys West
"Hidden Figure" and mathematician Dr. Gladys West has accepted the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers award. West joined the elite list of professionals recognized by the Air Force Space Command just before 2018 came to an end. In a news release, the Air Force Space Command Public Affairs Office announced Lt. Gen. David Thompson, Air Force Space Command vice commander, presented Dr. West with one of their highest honors 19 days before Christmas. Dr. West was unable to attend the formal ceremony held in her honor at the Pentagon in Washington on Aug. 28, where she was inducted into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame. On Dec. 6 she was publicly recognized for her work as a member of a team of black female professionals who did computing for the U.S. military in the era before electronic systems.
