Vera Rubin

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Staff member in the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington (Carnegie Institute of Science)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Staff member in the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism| Carnegie Institution of Washington (Carnegie Institute of Science)

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Election Year 2005
Primary Class Fundamental and Mathematics Sciences (F.M.S.)

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Election Year 2005
Primary Class Fundamental and Mathematics Sciences (F.M.S.)

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Election Year 2005
Primary Class Fundamental and Mathematics Sciences (F.M.S.)

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Vera Rubin was an American astronomer who provided pioneering works on galaxy rotation rates. Her findings provided significant evidence for the existence of dark matter.

She was awarded the National Medal of Science and was seen as a leading figure in advocating for women in science.

She was elected as member of the European Academy of Engineering in 2005.