Rudy Lee Horne was a man with an easy, memorablelaugh and a gigantic personality. He devoted his life toadvancing applied mathematics and the next generationof mathematicians, especially mathematicians from underrepresentedgroups. He was also a mathematician withthe rare distinction of a Hollywood movie credit. Horne’sexpert and affable work as the mathematics consultant onthe Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures helped make thepossibilities and power of mathematics available to millionsof people across the globe. Hidden Figures recounts thepreviously unknown story of African American women andtheir critical contributions to the space program at NASA.
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机译:鲁迪·李·霍恩(Rudy Lee Horne)是一个轻松,令人难忘的笑容,而且个性巨大。他一生致力于推进应用数学和下一代数学家,特别是来自代表性不足的群体的数学家。他还是一位数学家,在好莱坞电影界享有盛誉。霍恩(Horne)作为奥斯卡提名电影《隐藏的人物》(Hidden Figures)的数学顾问而从事的专家工作和work可亲,这使全球数以百万计的人们可以利用数学的可能性和力量。 《隐藏人物》讲述了一个以前未知的非洲裔美国妇女的故事,以及他们对美国宇航局太空计划的重要贡献。
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