- Boston
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Fossils
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was the kind of kid who liked omnivorously almost all kinds of science - rock collections, fossils - and I like leaves, I like plants, and I like biology.
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020
I graduated from high school in 1962.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was lonely as a kid. Since I had no siblings, I spent a lot of time by myself and a lot of time reading.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't recall my parents ever steering me toward or away from science. It was more that I was steered toward learning and excellence in the classroom.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Getting to work at Lick was like being touched by the wand of your fairy godmother.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
The realization that baryonic matter is only a trace component of the universe revealed our understanding of the cosmos as shockingly incomplete and was one of the milestones that ushered in the era of modern cosmology.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Very few astronomers will be mourned with the same degree of love and admiration as Vera Rubin.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have great respect for the special nature of Mauna Kea and profound regard for Hawaii's culture, environment, and people.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like many astronomers who use the great telescopes on Mauna Kea, I have participated personally and joyfully in ceremonies to celebrate the profound cosmic understanding that comes from joining ancient Hawaiian navigator traditions with the techniques of modern astronomy.
- Fundamental Questions
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- Nov 07, 2020
The origin of galaxies is one of the fundamental questions of astronomy, and that's what I've been studying.
- Nest
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- Nov 07, 2020
We've been given the gift of a billion years of cosmic time, and we should not screw it up. But at the rate we're using up our planet's natural resources and fouling our own nest means we're not going to last a billion years.
- Blockbuster
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are kind of two kinds of awards you can get as a scientist. One is Nobel-like in character: it's for one big thing, for a big revolutionary discovery. And it's wonderfully well known, and of course every scientist would love to get a Nobel prize. And there's a few other similar awards. They're for individual blockbuster discoveries.
- Comfort
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- Nov 07, 2020
I take comfort in the fact that it is a beautiful universe, and we belong here and that we fit. This is our home.
- Happen
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- Nov 07, 2020
Receiving the National Medal of Science is the thrill of a lifetime, but good science does not happen in isolation.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020