From owner-sc22wg5+sc22wg5-dom8=www.open-std.org@open-std.org Fri Jan 20 01:21:13 2017 Return-Path: X-Original-To: sc22wg5-dom8 Delivered-To: sc22wg5-dom8@www.open-std.org Received: by www.open-std.org (Postfix, from userid 521) id 02D323587A5; Fri, 20 Jan 2017 01:21:13 +0100 (CET) Delivered-To: sc22wg5@open-std.org Received: from mail-yw0-f178.google.com (mail-yw0-f178.google.com [209.85.161.178]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by www.open-std.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 27ED73585B4 for ; Fri, 20 Jan 2017 01:21:12 +0100 (CET) Received: by mail-yw0-f178.google.com with SMTP id v200so57306730ywc.3 for ; Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:21:12 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=lJCwBCUCT6AT3pS4khQAdko22nR04S8YzVQ6UxdgH8o=; b=Ki8b99vhXAl1ByXyQnM7dYILS4ooT6AqDc9UB72H78o7Ivmr2GP0ZWY2WdHduo8DNf +fLSuAT8QOzlgH60lkaa7BRU6j0/Ol+TZI7ynXZy7CGNx/q2XpXXvZZ4w31LD5YRqVBU jngs2f8gNYECqiY29ct3Z2N0P1301NGVB0kOHQkC0m4JozvIX/mr7bMJGX+uzUxql/mJ gBEN8MH6SdcJYTckberZt6MDyjlp8Xw6S1/UbuYZNu+7joR/s6ybWDed4qZrTm/jANbn hFwzeU9V0G9KeW2FgpTbQP530Ob0JMdZlkbn2g1pPky6o/TDBaRRyXMwLCWiPFkBarCw DLLA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=lJCwBCUCT6AT3pS4khQAdko22nR04S8YzVQ6UxdgH8o=; b=NoU6gezemNy2sppsJzVHcn+CfWvg1rHdDqp0nYk7FhBZYQQQOROjWV0e6ucxD8hJCe VH8eKDnPfHgZ5HbIYGtUm5qwV3e+ebasokrZjZ6pPro/0zd+LMeZ/wXTa/E8jMEJfK2I 6btqHxudJcx+ow79VLkfEBKmqorYS6h09QYDWTgsRSdQrbJBdzNwOIQnHEXktgAKKrK1 V1BMr/sXGDqss7HqUS0SyZcVy2zQybck46qOnTvOPWz1k3VMV9QZVuEF/4y2MR54KX3R ghNM3dhH+iqe2s7CZ6hdoDulNXu2a6opIFB6P5sbs0rwrZ8uobNQt0x3Q97jchC3S3Qy cJEA== X-Gm-Message-State: AIkVDXIo7ooFvWZFv+AUDD4cAYrts5ErODH3GxFlyAqVaicGvhwTbzFK6Y2Dv9qrS+maeXT0wgLgdBZLv1YYxw== X-Received: by 10.129.166.145 with SMTP id d139mr10084611ywh.83.1484871670923; Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:21:10 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.129.68.8 with HTTP; Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:21:10 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20170119154551.DF9F33587A5@www.open-std.org> References: <1053097466.478545.1484840735979.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <20170119154551.DF9F33587A5@www.open-std.org> From: Walt Brainerd Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:21:10 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: (j3.2006) (SC22WG5.5833) Hidden Figures -- the movie To: Damian Rouson , fortran standards email list for J3 Cc: WG5 List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=94eb2c1287027b876705467ba070 Sender: owner-sc22wg5@open-std.org Precedence: bulk --94eb2c1287027b876705467ba070 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yeah, I did three classes there, but it has been a few years. One was particularly interesting: shortly after the arrival of F90, they filled an auditorium with (IIRC) several hundred people and I told them everything there was to know about Fortran 90 in an hour or so :-). I wonder how many would show up for a similar talk about F15--probably lots if Damian were doing it. Now that I think of it, another one was interesting because it was held offsite and they got a bomb threat and we had to take off most of the day. Wow! I just remembered something else (hard at this stage). Somebody called me and wanted to know what book they should show in some movie they were making (didn't know then really what it was all about). I assume it was this one and I wonder if they used what I recommended. I will soon see. On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 8:45 AM, wrote: > All, > > I hope everyone has a chance to see the fabulous movie Hidden Figures > FORTRAN plays a > prominent role (in all caps of course =E2=80=94 the movie is set in the 1= 960=E2=80=99s > after all), including a cover shot of a FORTRAN book. I=E2=80=99d say mor= e, but I > don=E2=80=99t want to spoil the suspense for anyone. :) > > It=E2=80=99s especially nice to know that the site of the movie, NASA Lan= gley > Research Center (LaRC), still uses Fortran extensively, including in its > development of the FUN3D CFD software that > several aerospace companies, including SpaceX > continue use. I taught a course at NASA LaRC in 2014 and I believe Walt > Brainerd has taught there in recent years so they are investing in learni= ng > modern Fortran. I wonder if Katherine Goble Johnson, who inspired the ma= in > character and who is alive today at 98, knows that Fortran is still playi= ng > a significant role there. > > Damian > > _______________________________________________ > J3 mailing list > J3@mailman.j3-fortran.org > http://mailman.j3-fortran.org/mailman/listinfo/j3 > > --=20 Walt Brainerd --94eb2c1287027b876705467ba070 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yeah, I did three classes there, but it has been a few yea= rs.

One was particularly interesting: shortly after the = arrival of F90,
they filled an auditorium with (IIRC) several hun= dred people and
I told them everything there was to know about Fo= rtran 90 in an
hour or so :-). I wonder how many would show up fo= r a similar
talk about F15--probably lots if Damian were doing it= .

Now that I think of it, another one was interest= ing because it was
held offsite and they got a bomb threat and we= had to take off
most of the day.

Wow! I= just remembered something else (hard at this stage).
Somebody ca= lled me and wanted to know what book they should
show in some mov= ie they were making (didn't know then really
what it was all = about). I assume it was this one and I wonder if
they used what I= recommended. I will soon see.

On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 8:45 AM, <dam= ian@sourceryinstitute.org> wrote:
A= ll,

I hope everyone has a chance to see the fabulou= s movie=C2=A0Hidden Figures=C2=A0 =C2=A0FORTRAN plays a prominent role (in all c= aps of course =E2=80=94 the movie is set in the 1960=E2=80=99s after all), = including a cover shot of a FORTRAN book. I=E2=80=99d say more, but I don= =E2=80=99t want to spoil the suspense for anyone. :)

It=E2=80=99s especially nice to know that the site of the movie, N= ASA Langley Research Center (LaRC), still uses Fortran extensively, includi= ng in its development of the=C2=A0FUN3D=C2=A0CFD software that several aerospace companies, incl= uding=C2=A0SpaceX=C2=A0 con= tinue use.=C2=A0 I taught a course at NASA LaRC in 2014 and I believe Walt = Brainerd has taught there in recent years so they are investing in learning= modern Fortran.=C2=A0 I wonder if Katherine Goble Johnson, who inspired th= e main character and who is alive today at 98, knows that Fortran is still = playing a significant role there. =C2=A0

Damian

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