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Bookmark or Share- Vera Rubin: Opening doors to dark matter and women in STEMIn 1965, Vera Rubin wasn’t just watching history unfold; she was making it—pioneering our understanding of the universe while shattering barriers for women in science.
- How Vera Rubin confirmed dark matter - Astronomy MagazineRubin was one of the first women to gain access to its gilt-edged, carved-pillar grandeur. But while she was allowed to be present, the building had no women’s...
- Vera Rubin - National Women's History MuseumVera Rubin was born on July 23rd, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Eastern European Jewish parents Phillip and Rose Cooper. She was their second child as the Cooper’s had an older daughter, Ruth. Both of the Coopers worked at Bell Telephone Company in Philadelphia, where they also met.
- Vera Rubin | Biography, Career, Discoveries, Dark Matter, & Facts ...Vera Rubin (born July 23, 1928, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died December 25, 2016, Princeton, N.J.) was an American astronomer known for her research on galaxy rotation rates, which provided evidence for the existence of dark matter.
- Vera Rubin: Biography, history of the trailblazing astronomerThis is a guide to Vera Rubin, the astronomer whose work studying galaxies confirmed the existence of dark matter.
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