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Vera Florence Cooper
American astronomer and physicist (1928-2016).
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Sex or Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Philadelphia
Country of Citizenship
United States
Date of Birth
7/23/1928
1928
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Human
Given Name
Vera
Florence
Educated At
Georgetown University
Cornell University
Vassar College
Member Of
Pontifical Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
(1981 - )
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Philosophical Society
(1995 - )
International Astronomical Union
American Association for the Advancement of Science
National Science Board
(1996 - 2002)
Award Received
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National Medal of Science
(1993)
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1993
Gruber Prize in Cosmology
(2002)
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2002
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
(1994)
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1994
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
(1996)
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1996
Bruce Medal
(2003)
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2003
Weizmann Women & Science Award
(1996)
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1996
James Craig Watson Medal
(2004)
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2004
Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award
(2008)
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2008
Dickson Prize in Science
(1994)
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1994
Women in Space Science Award
(2009)
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2009
Clarivate Citation Laureates
(2008)
Field of Work
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Physics
Award Rationale
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"for her pioneering research indicating the existence of dark matter in the universe."
Point in Time
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2008
John Scott Award
(2001)
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2001
George Gamow
12/25/2016
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2016
Princeton
Georgetown University
Rubin
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Cooper
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Astronomy
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Dark Matter
Vera Rubin
Vera Florence Cooper
Physical Cosmology
Judaism
Women In Science
Page(s)
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86-87
English
English
Physicist
Astronomer
Scientist
Reason for Preferred Rank
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1
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2
Academic Degree
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Doctor of Philosophy
Start Time
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1981
Start Time
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1995
Start Time
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1996
End Time
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2002
Judith Young
Vera D. Rubin
Maud Worcester Makemson
Robert Joshua Rubin
(1948 - 1/18/2008)
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Death of Subject's Spouse
Start Time
:
1948
End Time
:
1/18/2008
Karl Rubin
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