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Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volume 49, 2011

An Interesting Voyage

Abstract

My life has been an interesting voyage. I became an astronomer because I could not imagine living on Earth and not trying to understand how the Universe works. My scientific career has revolved around observing the motions of stars within galaxies and the motions of galaxies within the Universe. In 1965, if you were very lucky and interested in using telescopes, you could walk into a research laboratory that was building instruments that reduced exposure times by a factor of 10 and end up making remarkable discoveries. Women generally required more luck and perseverance than men did. It helped to have supportive parents and a supportive husband.

Keyword(s): Autobiography, cosmology, dark matter, family, galaxies, rotation curves, students
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An Interesting Voyage
Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics 49, 1 (2011); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-astro-081710-102545
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