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Vera Rubin

Vera Rubin

American Scientist

Born: Aug 23, 1928

Died: Dec 25, 2016

Life Matter Me Science Stars Women

Related authors: Ben Carson Carl Sagan E. O. Wilson George Washington Carver Isaac Asimov Margaret Mead Neil deGrasse Tyson W. Edwards Deming

The real prize is finding something new out there. Vera Rubin

Out Finding Something Something New New Real Prize

I would prefer to stay up and watch the stars than sleep. Vera Rubin

Stars Would Stay Up Than Prefer Watch Sleep

The conclusion is inescapable that non-luminous matter exists beyond the optical galaxy. Vera Rubin

Matter Beyond Conclusion Inescapable Exists Optical Galaxy

In a spiral galaxy, the ratio of dark-to-light matter is about a factor of ten. That's probably a good number for the ratio of our ignorance to knowledge. We're out of kindergarten, but only in about third grade. Vera Rubin

Good Knowledge Ignorance Matter Our Out Kindergarten Spiral About Ten Only Ratio Factor Grade Galaxy Number Third

My father was an electrical engineer. He's presently 92 and still could be holding down a job. He had a very analytical way of looking at things, and I enjoyed that very much. I think that was a very large influence. Vera Rubin

My childhood bedroom - if childhood could be about ten years old - had a bed which was under windows which faced north. At about age 10, I started watching the stars just move through the night. Vera Rubin

By about age 12, I would prefer to stay up and watch the stars than go to sleep. I started learning. I started going to the library and reading. But it was initially just watching the stars from my bedroom that I really did. There was just nothing as interesting in my life as watching the stars every night. Vera Rubin

Life Library Learning Age My Life Reading Nothing Stars Every Would Stay About Bedroom Go Up Than Did Going Just Interesting Prefer Really Initially Watch Started Watching Every Night Night Sleep

Don't let anyone keep you down for silly reasons such as who you are. Vera Rubin

You Down Silly Anyone Who Reasons Keep

There is no problem in science that can be solved by a man that cannot be solved by a woman. Vera Rubin

Man Science Woman Problem Solved No Problem Cannot

Worldwide, half of all brains are in women. Vera Rubin

Women Half Worldwide Brains

I'm Jewish, and so religion, to me, is a kind of moral code and a kind of history. Vera Rubin

Religion Me History Kind Moral Code Jewish

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