Vera Rubin

  • female, 81 years old
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Vera (Cooper) Rubin (born 23 July 1928) is an astronomer who has done pioneering work on galaxy rotation rates. Her discovery of what is known as "flat rotation curves" is the most direct and robust evidence of dark matter. After she earned an A.B. from Vassar College (1948) she tried to enroll at Princeton but never received their graduate catalog as women there were not allowed in the graduate astronomy program until 1975. Wikipedia
Born:
July 23, 1928
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  • Wikipedia

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  • CWP at physics.UCLA.edu //...

    Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics: Historical archive of profiles of 20th century women who have made original and important contributions to physics. Focuses on the physicist's scientific work, presents brief descriptions of major contribu
    cwp.library.ucla.edu/Phase2/Rubin,_Vera_Cooper@931234567....

  • Vera Rubin's Dark Universe

    At Cornell she met and married Robert Rubin.
    webs.wichita.edu/lapo/vr.htm

  • Vera Rubin and Dark Matter

    Vera Rubin, American astronomer who established the presence of dark matter in galaxies, measures spectra in the 1970s.
    www.amnh.org/education/resources//rfl/web/essaybooks/cosm...

  • Department of Terrestrial...

    In 1993 Vera Rubin received the National Medal of Science the nations highest scientific award for her pioneering research...which demonstrated that much of the matter in the universe is dark...
    www.dtm.ciw.edu/content/view/122/168/

  • Vera Rubin: Scientific...

    The Carnegie Institution of Washington
    www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000ACDF5-CFD1-1CE1-85...

  • webs.wichita.edu

    ... Leavitt, Annie J. Cannon, Vera Rubin, and Maria Mitchell The "typical" astronomer is usually portrayed as a man, but women have made important, direct contributions to astronomy for ...
    webs.wichita.edu/lapo/wia.html

  • ASP: Women in Astronomy: An...

    The Astronomical Society of the Pacific is an international nonprofit scientific and educational organization founded in 1889 that works to increase understanding and appreciation of astronomy.
    www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/womenast_bib.html

  • petergruberfoundation.org

    www.petergruberfoundation.org/Rubin.htm

  • Princeton University -...

    Vera Rubin has spent her career as an observational astronomer looking at the spectra, or light signatures, of galaxies to determine their motions.
    www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S11/75/58Q44/index.xm...