Who led the creation of a new algorithm to produce the first-ever image of a black hole?
Correct answer: D. Katie Bouman
- A. Prof. Heino Falcke
- B. None of these
- C. Margaret Hamilton
- D. Katie Bouman
Explanation
Katie Bouman led the creation of the computational imaging algorithm used with Event Horizon Telescope observations to produce the black-hole image. Prof. Heino Falcke was a prominent scientific collaborator, but Bouman is the person asked for here.
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