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Por ocasião (antecipada) da comemoração do "Dia Internacional da Mulher" (Sábado, dia 8 de Março), o Grupo de Teoria e Fundamentos Lógicos da Computação do Centro de Informatica da UFPE estará organizando uma exibição do filme documentário lançado este mês de Janeiro de 2008:

"Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem"
http://zalafilms.com/films/juliarobinson.html
Diretor: George Csicsery

Dia: 06/03/2008 (Quinta-Feira)
Hora: 09:00hs
Local: Auditório do Centro de Informática da UFPE
Observação: Filme em inglês, sem legenda, porém tentaremos fazer tradução simultânea, na medida do possível.

Julia Bowman Robinson (8 Dezembro 1919 — 30 Julho 1985) contribuiu decisivamente para a solução de um dos problemas mais importantes da matemática: o chamado "Décimo Problema de Hilbert", que aliás, pode-se dizer, deu origem à chamada "teoria das funções computáveis". Julia foi a primeira mulher a ser eleita presidente da American Mathematical Society, e a primeira mulher a ser eleita membro da National Academy of Sciences.
Da descrição do filme:

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"A one-hour biographical documentary, Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem tells the story of an important American mathematician against a background of mathematical ideas.

Julia Robinson, a pioneer among American women in mathematics, rose to prominence in a field where often she was the only woman. Julia Robinson
was the first woman elected to the mathematical section of the National Academy of Sciences, and the first woman to become president of the American Mathematical Society. Her work, and the exciting story of the path that led to the solution of Hilbert's tenth problem in 1970, produced
an unusual friendship between Russian and American colleagues at the height of the cold war. In this film, Robinson's major contribution to the
solution of H10 triggers a tour of 20th century mathematics that moves from Paris in 1900, through the United States, to the Soviet Union and
back. Following the passionate pursuit of an unsolved problem by several individuals in different countries adds to the emotional intensity of the
mathematical quest.

The film covers important events in the history of modern mathematics while conveying the motivations of mathematicians, and exploring the relationship between mathematical research and the development of
computers. The key protagonists and advisors to the project are recognized as the most prominent in their fields.

Julia Robinson's story, and the presence of prominent women in mathematics in the film, should inspire young women to pursue educational
opportunities and careers in mathematics." da lista corpuscrisis