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Sandra Faber
Sandra Faber
American Scientist
Born: Dec 28, 1944
Galaxies Great History Science Time Universe
Related authors: Ben Carson Carl Sagan E. O. Wilson George Washington Carver Isaac Asimov Margaret Mead Neil deGrasse Tyson W. Edwards Deming
I take comfort in the fact that it is a beautiful universe, and we belong here and that we fit. This is our home. Sandra Faber
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The Kecks will allow us, like no other telescope in history, to view the evolving universe that gave us birth. Sandra Faber
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I remember spending evenings looking at the sky with my dad, who was interested. He was a civil engineer and was interested in science as a kid. And he always encouraged me. Sandra Faber
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I graduated from high school in 1962. Sandra Faber
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I was lonely as a kid. Since I had no siblings, I spent a lot of time by myself and a lot of time reading. Sandra Faber
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I was a tomboy through and through; I hated dresses and was personally miffed that I couldn't join the Little League team. Sandra Faber
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Getting to work at Lick was like being touched by the wand of your fairy godmother. Sandra Faber
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Very few astronomers will be mourned with the same degree of love and admiration as Vera Rubin. Sandra Faber
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I have great respect for the special nature of Mauna Kea and profound regard for Hawaii's culture, environment, and people. Sandra Faber
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Like many astronomers who use the great telescopes on Mauna Kea, I have participated personally and joyfully in ceremonies to celebrate the profound cosmic understanding that comes from joining ancient Hawaiian navigator traditions with the techniques of modern astronomy. Sandra Faber
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We've been given the gift of a billion years of cosmic time, and we should not screw it up. But at the rate we're using up our planet's natural resources and fouling our own nest means we're not going to last a billion years. Sandra Faber
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There are kind of two kinds of awards you can get as a scientist. One is Nobel-like in character: it's for one big thing, for a big revolutionary discovery. And it's wonderfully well known, and of course every scientist would love to get a Nobel prize. And there's a few other similar awards. They're for individual blockbuster discoveries. Sandra Faber
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Receiving the National Medal of Science is the thrill of a lifetime, but good science does not happen in isolation. Sandra Faber
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It's a blessing in a scientific career - the almost daily thrill of scientific discovery. Sandra Faber
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There are some galaxies that not only teach us things but are just gorgeously beautiful to look at. My favorite example is the Antenne, which is a pair of colliding galaxies. Sandra Faber
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My favorite galaxy of all is called the Sombrero, NGC 4594. It's an amazing galaxy that is really two galaxies in one. Sandra Faber
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You could think of the galaxy as a sort of stove with lots of pots on it, and the pots are the interstellar medium, like a chicken broth getting stronger with every reduction. Every time a supernova goes off and sends its heavy elements out into the interstellar medium, we cook up a stew that's better and better for solar systems and life. Sandra Faber
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It's quite likely that planets and solar systems like ours could be forming in other galaxies in great numbers. Sandra Faber
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Hubble is unique. Nothing else can do what it can do. Once it's gone, we're going to be paralyzed. Sandra Faber
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One lesson astronomy tells us is that we're a tiny mote in a hostile void, and help is too far away. Sandra Faber
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Far from feeling dwarfed by the vast reaches and energy of the cosmos, what we really learn is that we are the most remarkable and complicated product of cosmic evolution, and our potential is unlimited. Sandra Faber
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