Vera Rubin
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 8 years ago |
| Date of birth | July 23,1928 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Philadelphia |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | December 25,2016 |
| Died | Princeton |
| New Jersey | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Robert Joshua Rubin |
| Known for | Galaxy rotation curve |
| Dark matter | |
| Rubin–Ford effect | |
| Awards | Bruce Medal |
| Gruber Prize in Cosmology | |
| Henry Norris Russell Lectureship | |
| National Medal of Science for Physical Science | |
| James Craig Watson Medal | |
| Adler Planetarium Women in Space Science Award | |
| Richtmyer Memorial Award | |
| Weizmann Women & Science Award | |
| Dickson Prize in Science | |
| Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society | |
| Children | Judith Young |
| Karl Rubin | |
| Allan Rubin | |
| David Rubin | |
| Parents | Rose Applebaum Cooper |
| Siblings | Ruth Cooper Burg |
| Education | Georgetown University |
| Cornell University | |
| Vassar College | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 418111 |
Vera Rubin Life story
Vera Florence Cooper Rubin was an American astronomer, who pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates. She uncovered the discrepancy between the predicted and observed angular motion of galaxies by studying galactic rotation curves.
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