Friend of Vera Rubin's Says She Would 'Find It Fun' That Nvidia Named New Chip After Her

Nvidia recently revealed details about its new AI graphics processors, and one of them is named for a scientist familiar to many space fans. Vera Rubin, the namesake for one of Nvidia's new AI GPU platforms, was the American scientist credited with discovering dark matter early in her career. Rubin's long career in astronomy began in the 1940s when she was Vassar College's sole astronomy undergraduate and extended until her death in 1988 at the age of 88. Rubin was considered a pioneer for women in science fields. She was only the second female astronomer to be admitted to the National Academy of Sciences in 1981, and won a National Medal of Science posthumously in 1993. This week, Nvidia is showing off some of its new technologies at its annual GTC event for AI developers. As part of its presentations, Nvidia said that the Rubin chips will launch the second half of 2026. It also unveiled another graphics processing unit for around 2028 called Feynman, named after theoretical physici ... Read full article.