tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post7736178240972227907..comments2024-03-03T13:55:46.243-08:00Comments on Ambling Along the Aqueduct: "Oh he couldn't really mean that"Timmi Duchamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673465487533328661noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-67322737611871080392009-12-15T04:59:17.255-08:002009-12-15T04:59:17.255-08:00Thanks for this, Timmi! A subject close to my hea...Thanks for this, Timmi! A subject close to my heart. The last bit reminds me of an article by the astrophysicist Vera Rubin I read some years ago in Physics Today. She is the one who first discovered the evidence for dark matter. In the article she was looking back over her career in science and quite casually and matter-of-factly she marked her highlights by what was going on in her family life, and said things to the effect that when she made such-and-such discovery her younger son was just walking... (I wish I could remember the exact quote). I can't imagine a well-established male scientist saying any such thing in the premier news journal of the field...<br /><br />How refreshing (at the very least) if there were more women able (through support and opportunity) to rise to the top of their field in science!Vandana Singhhttp://users.rcn.com/singhvannoreply@blogger.com