Heard The Word Algorithm? It’s Older Than You Think! Here’s What It Means & Where It Comes From

Algorithm is a word that we often hear in conversations, especially when we talk about computers. In mathematics, it is basically a method which helps you solve a problem or equation. But this word is ...

Black mathematician Gladys West, who helped develop GPS, has died at age 95

Groundbreaking Black mathematician Gladys West, who helped develop the algorithms behind GPS, died Jan. 17 at age 95. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Marvin Jackson, who co-wrote West's memoir.