Vera

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Vera Rubin was an influential American astronomer whose pioneering work on galaxy rotation curves provided key evidence for the existence of dark matter.

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instanceOf astronomer
person
scientist
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts in astronomy
Master of Arts in astronomy
PhD in astronomy
awardReceived Bruce Medal
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
James Craig Watson Medal
National Medal of Science
birthName Vera Florence Cooper
causeOfDeath natural causes
child Allan Rubin
David Rubin
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1928-07-23
dateOfDeath 2016-12-25
educatedAt Cornell University
Georgetown University
Vassar College
employer Carnegie Institution of Washington
Georgetown University
familyName Rubin
fieldOfWork astronomy
astrophysics
dark matter
galaxy dynamics
fullName Vera Florence Cooper Rubin
givenName Vera
hasNamesake Rubin Ridge on Mars
Vera C. Rubin Observatory
asteroid 5726 Rubin
influenced research on dark matter
inspired increased recognition of women in astronomy
knownFor Rubin–Ford effect
measurements of galaxy rotation curves
observational evidence for dark matter in galaxies
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
notableFor providing evidence for dark matter
work on galaxy rotation curves
numberOfChildren 4
occupation astronomer
placeOfBirth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
placeOfDeath Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
positionHeld professor at Georgetown University
staff astronomer at Carnegie Institution of Washington
religion Judaism
sexOrGender female
spouse Robert Rubin

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