Vera C. Rubin's (APS 1995) Words of Wisdom

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“Science is competitive, aggressive, demanding. It is also imaginative, inspiring, uplifting. You can do it, too.” 

Vera Rubin (1928–2016) was an American astronomer best known for her pioneering work on galaxy rotation rates. This work helped Rubin prove the existence of dark matter. 
 

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