Vera Rubin Quotes

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Vera Rubin

Profession : Scientist

Birth : August 23, 1928

I had the usual friends who pointed out constellations of stars. But it really was watching the stars. It was getting some sense of the motion of the earth. I found it a remarkable thing.

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We know very little about the universe. I personally don't believe it's uniform and the same everywhere. That's like saying the earth is flat.

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Fame is fleeting. My numbers mean more to me than my name.

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We need senators who have studied physics and representatives who understand ecology.

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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.

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