Katie Bouman, the 29-year-old researcher who became an overnight celebrity after a viral photo of her circulated the internet following her work that helped lead to the first image of a black hole Wednesday. However, Internet trolls attempted to discredit her work on the project, saying she did not play a big part. Bouman, a postdoctoral fellow who will soon be an assistant professor at Cal Tech, celebrated the work of a team that helped make the image of the black hole possible. KATIE BOUMAN IS THE 29-YEAR-OLD SCIENTIST BEHIND FIRST IMAGE OF BLACK HOLEA picture of Bouman reacting to her sudden celebrity status this week went viral. The first video that came up after a search of Katie Bouman on YouTube was titled, “Woman does 6% of the Work but Gets 100% of the Credit: Black Hole Photo,” NBC News reported.

Source: Fox News April 13, 2019 13:04 UTC