No observational problem will not be solved by more data. Vera Rubin More Quotes by Vera Rubin More Quotes From Vera Rubin By about age 12, I would prefer to stay up and watch the stars than go to sleep. I started learning. I started going to the library and reading. But it was initially just watching the stars from my bedroom that I really did. There was just nothing as interesting in my life as watching the stars every night. Vera Rubin learning stars age life Don't let anyone keep you down for silly reasons such as who you are. Vera Rubin down who you silly Nobody ever told us all matter radiated. We just assumed it did. Vera Rubin us nobody just matter I knew there was a school where women could study astronomy. So... it never occurred to me that I couldn't be an astronomer. Vera Rubin never me women school Fame is fleeting. My numbers mean more to me than my name. Vera Rubin name me fame numbers There is no problem in science that can be solved by a man that cannot be solved by a woman. Vera Rubin woman man problem science Worldwide, half of all brains are in women. Vera Rubin worldwide brains women half In my own life, my science and my religion are separate. Vera Rubin my-own life science religion I'm Jewish, and so religion, to me, is a kind of moral code and a kind of history. Vera Rubin me moral history religion I try to do my science in a moral way, and, I believe that, ideally, science should be looked upon as something that helps us understand our role in the universe. Vera Rubin universe science believe way So important is this dark matter to our understanding of the size, shape, and ultimate fate of the universe that the search for it will very likely dominate astronomy for the next few decades. Vera Rubin fate universe understanding dark I think the question is, are there women and have there been women who want to do science and could be doing great science, but they never really got the opportunity? Vera Rubin great women opportunity science
