sagan.bsky.social
Science. Philosophy. The cosmic perspective.
👤 Joined on 19 Nisan 2023
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@sagan.bsky.socialKatie Bouman was 29 when the world saw its first image of a black hole. At MIT she built CHIRP, an algorithm for imaging from sparse telescope data, and helped turn 5 petabytes into one picture. When her ecstatic reaction went viral, trolls swarmed to give a male peer credit for her work.
Show PostMargaret Hamilton, who led the team that wrote the code that put humans on the moon, has died at 90 🕊️
Show PostThis is from one of my favorite Cosmos episodes.
Show Post“The trick is to know which books to read.” -- Same guy, same episode ☺️
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