Chat with Softimpact

SoftImpact

Meet the 29-year-old woman who helped us bring the first-ever black hole image

Meet the 29-year-old woman who helped us bring the first-ever black hole image

April 12, 2019

The groundbreaking first-ever image of a black hole was captured by a network of eight linked telescopes known as the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration.


 
But a second image has been also shared on social media and went viral, of a 29-year-old woman, Dr. Katie Bouman, Computer scientist.

She developed told an algorithm which has stitched together a picture of a black hole. She told nobody except her colleagues. Until today. That's when Event Horizon Telescope team, of which Bouman is a member, unveiled the first image of a black hole.



“When we saw it for the first time, we were all in disbelief. It was quite spectacular,” Bouman told BBC Radio 5 live.

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a vocal proponent of women in leadership, praised Bouman’s “enormous contribution to the advancements of science and mankind.”

President Donald Trump’s daughter and White House advisor Ivanka Trump tweeted: “Big congrats! Hooray for #WomenInSTEM like Bouman!”




“3 years ago MIT grad student Katie Bouman led the creation of a new algorithm to produce the first-ever image of a black hole,” MIT’s Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab wrote.




LET’S START A NEW PROJECT TOGETHER!



January 30, 2025

DeepSeek-R1, the latest in a series of cost-effective AI models developed with fewer chips, is emerging as a serious competitor to OpenAI, Google, and Meta. The Chinese AI research lab DeepSeek has taken the tech world by surprise with its advanced...

January 27, 2025

OpenAI has introduced its first AI agent, Operator, capable of tasks like online shopping and travel booking. However, the service is currently limited to the United States and is available only to ChatGPT Pro subscribers.

January 14, 2025

By 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) will transform mobile app technology, enhancing user interactions with smarter, more personalized, and intuitive apps. AI will not only improve app functionality but revolutionize the entire mobile app...

November 25, 2024

The future of programming languages looks promising, as emerging technologies and evolving needs continue to drive the creation of more powerful, efficient, and reliable languages. Over the next decade, we expect several key trends and developments...

Load More Load More
Softimpact. All Rights Reserved © 2025 | Privacy Policy

GET IN TOUCH

SITEMAP

© 2025, Softimpact. All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy

COME FOR A CHAT
COFFEE ON US...

Aamal Center, 6th floor,
Barbar Abou Jaoude Street
Jdeideh Highway - Lebanon
Contact Phone Tel: +961 1 890 888
Fax: +961 1 890 999
2, Genevis Street,
GENEVA COURT, Flat 301
3116 Limassol - Cyprus
Contact Phone Tel: +357 25 338 379
Fax: +357 25 338 379

FOLLOW US ON