The Life of Vera Rubin by Daniel Shtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1 By - Dan Shtern en-us 2020-12-12 04:49:06 UTC 2025-10-21 06:49:51 UTC hello@padlet.com Vera Florence Cooper Rubin was born on July 23rd, 1928 in Philadelphia 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011913798 2020-12-12 04:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011913798 She died from natural causes at the age of 88 on December 25th, 2016. 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011914960 2020-12-12 04:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011914960 Vera Rubin was born in Philadelphia and lived in Washington, D.C. when she was 10 years old. When she was in Washington, D.C. that she started to develop an interest in astronomy. 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011916109 2020-12-12 04:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011916109 She came into the subject at a time when women just weren't expected to "do" astronomy. 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011916222 2020-12-12 04:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011916222 She studied at Vassar College and then applied to attend Princeton to further her education. 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011916606 2020-12-12 04:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011916606 Around that time, women weren’t allowed in the Princeton graduate program. That didn’t stop her though. She applied to Cornell University for her Master’s degree and was accepted. She didn’t stop there. She then went to get her Ph.D. from Georgetown University. 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011917143 2020-12-12 04:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011917143 She has 3 sons and a daughter 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011917249 2020-12-12 04:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011917249 She was married to Robert Rubin 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011919634 2020-12-12 05:01:20 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011919634 Vera's work in the 1970s established that the orbital speeds of stars in the outer parts of galaxies remain constant to large distances, rather than decline as expected from Newton's law. 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011920756 2020-12-12 05:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011920756 Vera’s life in astronomy bridged three crucial transitions: the discovery of dark matter, the replacement of photographic plates by more sensitive electronic detectors, and the entrance of significant numbers of female astronomers into the profession. 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011920825 2020-12-12 05:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011920825 Rubin’s most important scientific contribution was establishing that the orbiting speeds of gas clouds in the outer parts of galaxies remain constant 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011920948 2020-12-12 05:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011920948 She wrote a book named Bright Galaxies Dark Matters - Vera Rubin 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011921695 2020-12-12 05:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011921695 Here are all of the awards that she won 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011923566 Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Bruce Medal, Gruber Prize in Cosmology, Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, James Craig Watson Medal, Richtmyer Memorial Award, Adler Planetarium Women in Space Science Award, Weizmann Women and Science Award, Dickson Prize in Science, National Medal of Science for Physical Science.]]> 2020-12-12 05:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011923566 She was the first woman to legally use a famous telescope 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011923745 2020-12-12 05:08:50 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011923745 She founded inspiration in some of science’s greatest women 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011923999 2020-12-12 05:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011923999 Source 1 - 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011924071 https://scientificwomen.net/women/rubin-vera-86   ]]> 2020-12-12 05:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011924071 Source 2 - 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011924864 https://www.thoughtco.com/vera-cooper-rubin-biography-4120939 ]]> 2020-12-12 05:10:36 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011924864 Source 3 - 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011925201 https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/vera-rubins-contributions-to-astronomy/ ]]> 2020-12-12 05:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011925201 Vera was an inspiration for a big number of female scientists to chase their dreams 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011926473 2020-12-12 05:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011926473 Her daughter's name is Judith Young, her 3 son's names are Karl, Allan and David. 24dshtern https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011928535 2020-12-12 05:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/24dshtern/k4v4k8m4479bscr1/wish/1011928535