I swear I leaned that the GPS system, for the most part was envisioned/invented by 3 guys Easton, Getting, Parkinson(s)...is the nmemonic i use to remember, the last names...looks like her bio says she was a "long-hand mathematician"...she did the "grind out the numeric answers" work...that's not inventing...that's like saying the guy that gets sent out to gather the firewood, invented fire...
The correct job title back then was calculator I believe.
Los Alamos and hundreds.
Have 10 calculators do a problem.......8 are the same.......probably the right answer
