Vera Rubin
Vera Rubin · Science & Medicine
Astronomer; galaxy rotation curves providing evidence for dark matter
1928, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA — 2016, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
United States
Vera Rubin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Astronomer; galaxy rotation curves providing evidence for dark matter
Rubin was an astronomer whose meticulous measurements of the rotation of galaxies revealed that stars at their edges move far faster than visible matter can explain, providing the strongest early evidence for dark matter. Working through decades of gender barriers, she transformed cosmology and mentored generations of women in science. She was Jewish, the daughter of a Jewish immigrant family.
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Astronomer; galaxy rotation curves providing evidence for dark matter
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics
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