The Woman Who Convinced Us That Dark Matter Existed Was Never Awarded a Nobel Prize
Vera Rubin, one of the most important astronomers of the 20th century, died on December 25th in Princeton, NJ at age 88. She played a seminal role in our understanding of dark matter, and should have been awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics—but never was. Born in 1928 and raised in Washington DC, Rubin was…
