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Olympia Ann LePoint is an American author, professional public speaker and award-winning rocket scientist.〔Boroughs, Mick, Boeing News Now Special Feature article, “Olympia LePoint: A Most Promising Engineer”, The Boeing Company Publications, February 12, 2003.〕 LePoint is CEO of OL CONSULTING CORPORATION & PUBLISHING. She helped design and build space rockets, launching a total of 28 NASA Space Shuttles from 1998-2007. In 2007, LePoint discovered and in 2010 trademarked the condition and term Mathaphobia,〔("USPTO ISSUES TRADEMARK: MATHAPHOBIA" ) High Beam. Retrieved 21 February 2013.〕 a learning disability and math fear linked to the amygdala part of the brain. She published the book, ''Mathaphobia: How You Can Overcome Your Math Fears and Become a Rocket Scientist'' in 2013.〔("MATHAPHOBIA" ) ISBN Search. Retrieved 20 February 2013.〕 The author, science entertainer and university educator uses math and science principles to help people overcome their fear and adversity. ==Early life and education== LePoint was born in Los Angeles, California and was selected to study at Alexander Hamilton Music Academy within Alexander Hamilton High School, a school located near Beverly Hills, California. She graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School at the age of 16, and left home to enter studies at California State University, Northridge.〔Chiang, Sharline, Daily News, Article ”Graduating to the next Level: Student figures out her calling,” Wednesday, May 27, 1998.〕 Shortly after enrollment, LePoint was caught in a collapsing campus residence building where she survived the catastrophic January 17, 1994, Northridge earthquake, which destroyed the university campus, injuring 8,700, and killing her classmate among the 56 others. Rising to triumph above the rubble, LePoint remained determined to obtain her degrees, and continued at California State University Northridge, to study and tutor mathematics receiving the ''Karen, Leo and Rita Saulter Memorial Award'',〔("CSUN Awards” ) ''CSUN News: Graduating Student Awards News''. Retrieved 17 February 2013.〕 and graduating as 1 of top 5, of a 6,500 graduating class in 1998. Following the completion of her undergraduate studies at the age of 21, she was hired as a mathematician for The Boeing Company,〔“ CSUN Awards” California State University Alumni Magazine, Alumni Notes, Summer 2003 Edition, page 25.〕 where she was a professional rocket scientist for NASA programs from 1998 to 2007. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Olympia LePoint」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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