Yes, obviously, given the temporal relationship between the two, our B2 was “standing on the shoulders of giants”.
Horton and his colleagues recognized early on that the flying wing had a much lower radar cross section than conventional aircraft designs. Jack Northrop and his team noticed it, too, when they were developing the YB-49. It was heartening to see the video of an elderly, wheelchair bound Jack Northop when they took him to see the first B-2 prototype. I’m sure he was beaming with pride.