Vera Rubin American astronomer
Vera Rubin is a 88 years old American astronomer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Vera Rubin was born on July 23, 1928 (died on December 25, 2016, she was 88 years old) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
About
No, she died on 12/25/2016, 7 years ago. She was 88 years old when she died. She died in Princeton
Family
Child
She had one child, Karl (68, American mathematician) . When her first child, Karl Rubin, was born, Vera Rubin was 27 years old.
Awards (10)
Awarded Women in Space Science Award in 2008 , awarded Dickson Prize in Science in 1993 , awarded Henry Norris Russell Lectureship in 1993 , awarded Bruce Medal in 2002 , awarded Richtmyer Memorial Award in 2007 ,
Education
She graduated from Georgetown University, Cornell University and Vassar College
What was Vera's zodiac sign?Vera Rubin zodiac sign was leo.
Other facts about Vera Rubin
| AlmaMater | Georgetown University, Vassar College, Cornell University |
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| Award | National Medal of Science, Dickson Prize, Bruce Medal, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society |
| Citizenship | Citizenship in the United States |
| KnownFor | Dark matter, Galaxy rotation curve, Rubin-Ford effect |
| Nationality | United States |
| Member of | American Academy Of Arts And Sciences |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Student of | Maud Worcester Makemson |
| Date of death | 2016-12-25T00:00:00Z |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia |
| Doctoral student | Sandra Faber |
| Employer | Georgetown University |
| Field of work | Astronomy |
| Given name | Vera |
| Family name | Rubin. Show people with the surname Rubin |
| Place of death | Princeton |
| Doctoral advisor | George Gamow |
| On focus list of Wikimedia project | Exciting Women In History On Wikipedia , catalog code: 792595904577819 |
