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April 1, 2013 10:44 am PDT

Rocket scientist who also made "a mean beef stroganoff" inspires debate on how to write about lady-scientists

Rocket scientist Yvonne Brill honored by President Obama. (Courtesy of Ryan K. Morris/National Science & Technology Medals Foundation) Yvonne Brill, a Canadian rocket scientist who developed jet propulsion technologies, died recently at 88, after a long career propelling human beings toward the stars. The New York Times obituary by Douglas Martin began with a quote [...]

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