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		kemitchell on April 11, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Katie Bouman, the computer scientist behind the fi... I don't understand how "the woman behind the first black hole image" is hyperbole. She's a woman and she's behind the first black hole image. I don't think anybody truly believes that taking images of black holes is a one-person job. And the title doesn't imply that. Neither does the next, boldface paragraph in the article: > A 29-year-old computer scientist has earned plaudits worldwide for helping develop the algorithm that created the first-ever image of a black hole. Immediately followed by: > Katie Bouman led development of a computer program that made the breakthrough image possible.

aassddffasdf on April 14, 2019 | [–]

The problem is with the article "the". She's one of many people behind the first black hole image.

BigFish12 on April 14, 2019 | [–]

It doesn't say "A woman behind", it says "THE woman behind". Big difference.

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