Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20190412:00:58:00
Scientist, was in on it all. >> i've been working on this project for almost six years now. okay, ready? >> reporter: katie bouman is just 29, a computer scientist, who developed an initial algorithm that helped make the image possible. this was the moment she first saw the result of their work. >> for the last year, we've basically had to have our lips sealed about this exact imaging process. and even my family, i haven't been able to tell them yet. >> reporter: the secret is out. the breakthrough from that team of scientists and the young woman who helped with her initial algorithm. and even...