Syndication of Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem on APT

2008年1月，由George Csicsery导演的一小时纪录片“Julia Robinson和Hilbert的第十题”在年度联合数学会议上进行了全球首映。人们对这部电影的反应非常好。美国数学协会（MAA）认为这部电影值得更广泛的发行，这个奖项将使这部电影通过美国公共电视台（APT）的联合放映给公众，从而使这部电影在美国300多家地方公共电视台播出。最近关于性别对科学和数学才能的影响的公众讨论使它特别及时地展示了那些打破负面刻板印象的故事。茱莉亚·罗宾逊和希尔伯特的《第十问题》不同于现有的著作，尤其是因为它讲述的是一个时代的女性，在那个时代，女性几乎没有机会在最高水平上脱颖而出。无论以何种标准衡量，茱莉亚·罗宾逊都是杰出的。她作为数学家的贡献被公认为第一位当选为美国国家科学院院士的女数学家，美国数学学会的第一位女主席，以及麦克阿瑟研究员。

In January of 2008 the one hour documentary film "Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem," directed by George Csicsery, had its world premiere at the annual Joint Mathematics Meetings. Reaction to the film has been overwhelmingly favorable. The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) believes that the film deserves wider distribution, and this award will make the film available to the public through syndication by American Public Television (APT), thus making the film available for broadcast on more than 300 local public television stations throughout the U.S.Recent public discussions of the influence of gender on scientific and mathematical aptitude make it particularly timely to showcase stories that defy negative stereotypes. Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem is unlike what is already available, especially since it is about a woman in an era where women had few opportunities to excel at the highest level. And Julia Robinson was remarkable by any standard. Her contributions as a mathematician were recognized as the first woman mathematician to be elected to the National Academy of Science, the first woman president of the American Mathematical Society, and as a MacArthur Fellow.