From owner-sc22wg5+sc22wg5-dom8=www.open-std.org@open-std.org Fri Jan 20 02:16:19 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 CF5073587F9; Fri, 20 Jan 2017 02:16:19 +0100 (CET) Delivered-To: sc22wg5@open-std.org Received: from mail-yw0-f174.google.com (mail-yw0-f174.google.com [209.85.161.174]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by www.open-std.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38EAB3585B4 for ; Fri, 20 Jan 2017 02:16:19 +0100 (CET) Received: by mail-yw0-f174.google.com with SMTP id v200so59663324ywc.3 for ; Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:16:19 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=stevelionel.com; s=google; h=subject:references:to:from:message-id:date:user-agent:mime-version :in-reply-to; bh=Dr3SutoSXMp7Q844AXDq+YMwW0ZJKtSznKX2iThdPZ0=; b=rDBWd6BtH2BrufRPHtwPHyrCwE2LfprwY/dBR0EB6BejMvjT3r/A1MVhv4HsgSSor5 6u1IaR0EUKn7eaGIyjY8+vE8oGkIwDjbuqiF6qQ14/tqGw7ClcVKP4N+u8a3lHIU2bnO ZIwRWvYpid/0trk8Tk9sIUIuP/14SUh5tiV3Q= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:subject:references:to:from:message-id:date :user-agent:mime-version:in-reply-to; bh=Dr3SutoSXMp7Q844AXDq+YMwW0ZJKtSznKX2iThdPZ0=; b=Qi4jviW91LCCS7XeNyZHd9Ipp83AF8y2sFA5oD1gKGYtWYsanygdS0dvLF2m3x/CmU xdz3lej/c8Ab60JWGUU8HuJ/gpc0RjtJV7QW0EIEKpQZ53QJqz6wEUdyLhhtJSaan49F Rne6kWDiaT1s0jGwtKzwZDGYrps2+HRm124xTQf8nodog3uE3u662kClQEG0tFlBYyJr mo3URWxYYVLZu3lUC/ycK8q+TNB0oQeJiqVkAYkOwBTlX3h7iZGYSYaBx8G8eVTWNgu1 WJmTVfXEzf3ga2HRctdAKkxexWpLWUvRReOyaCoJnFTBGfWWbcPwHEsy4OIiWt0irjEK VtJQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AIkVDXKFVscUroZ0Qwj9a0Li2De4r8FhsPecXyca/iWRFODekDYXZALduW5M+LIA5+PhSg== X-Received: by 10.55.72.210 with SMTP id v201mr10133767qka.145.1484874977781; Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:16:17 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.137] (pool-71-168-107-248.cncdnh.fast11.myfairpoint.net. [71.168.107.248]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 21sm4601084qkh.13.2017.01.19.17.16.13 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:16:14 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: (j3.2006) (SC22WG5.5833) Hidden Figures -- the movie References: <1053097466.478545.1484840735979.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <20170119154551.DF9F33587A5@www.open-std.org> To: WG5 List From: Steve Lionel X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett Message-ID: Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:16:11 -0500 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/45.6.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20170119154551.DF9F33587A5@www.open-std.org> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------97EBC51ADB8C3E93219AE3FB" Sender: owner-sc22wg5@open-std.org Precedence: bulk This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------97EBC51ADB8C3E93219AE3FB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On 1/19/2017 10:45 AM, damian@sourceryinstitute.org wrote: > > I hope everyone has a chance to see the fabulous movie Hidden Figures > FORTRAN plays a > prominent role (in all caps of course — the movie is set in the 1960’s > after all), including a cover shot of a FORTRAN book. I’d say more, > but I don’t want to spoil the suspense for anyone. :) > > It’s especially nice to know that the site of the movie, NASA Langley > 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 learning modern Fortran. I wonder if > Katherine Goble Johnson, who inspired the main character and who is > alive today at 98, knows that Fortran is still playing a significant > role there. > I haven't seen the film yet, but I did recently finish the book. While the book references Katherine Johnson picking up a Fortran book, it goes into detail about a younger woman, Christine Darden, who wrote FORTRAN code "still the core of sonic boom minimization programs that aerodynamicists use today." It also mentions Mary Jackson learning FORTRAN. I can also highly recommend "Rise of the Rocket Girls" about a team of women "computers" at JPL. Steve --------------97EBC51ADB8C3E93219AE3FB Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
On 1/19/2017 10:45 AM, damian@sourceryinstitute.org wrote:

I hope everyone has a chance to see the fabulous movie Hidden Figures   FORTRAN plays a prominent role (in all caps of course — the movie is set in the 1960’s after all), including a cover shot of a FORTRAN book. I’d say more, but I don’t want to spoil the suspense for anyone. :)

It’s especially nice to know that the site of the movie, NASA Langley 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 learning modern Fortran.  I wonder if Katherine Goble Johnson, who inspired the main character and who is alive today at 98, knows that Fortran is still playing a significant role there.  

I haven't seen the film yet, but I did recently finish the book. While the book references Katherine Johnson picking up a Fortran book, it goes into detail about a younger woman, Christine Darden, who wrote FORTRAN code "still the core of sonic boom minimization programs that aerodynamicists use today." It also mentions Mary Jackson learning FORTRAN.

I can also highly recommend "Rise of the Rocket Girls" about a team of women "computers" at JPL.

Steve
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