NEW: Vera Rubin was a pioneering female astronomer. The federal webpage for an observatory named for her now excludes mention of efforts to diversify science.
“I’m sure Vera would be absolutely furious,” said a co-author of a biography of Rubin.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
“I’m sure Vera would be absolutely furious,” said a co-author of a biography of Rubin.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
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How much money are they wasting rewriting history just to stroke the egos of a few white males.
For the record I’ve done a lot of research on Rubin and she was an incredibly impressive woman.
https://www.nasa.gov/people-of-nasa/katherine-g-johnson/