Matt Taylor (born 1972 or 1973) is a British scientist known as a researcher [1] in the project of landing the Fila spacecraft on the surface of the comet Churyumov – Gerasimenko as part of the Rosetta mission (for the first time in human history) in November 2014 Employee of the European Space Agency.
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| Date of Birth | 1972 or 1973 |
| Place of Birth | Manor Park, London |
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| Scientific field | physics |
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| Known as | Researcher in the project of landing the Fila spacecraft on the surface of comet Churyumov - Gerasimenko |
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 "Rosetta"
- 2 Taylor shirt scandal
- 3 Notes
- 4 References
Biography
Born in London . Married and has two children. There is also a sister. He graduated from the University of Liverpool. PhD holder. He has tattoos on his arms and legs on a space theme. He made the last of them when, in January 2014, the ship successfully exited the "sleep" mode and switched to actions under the program.
Rosetta
The mission of Rosetta was to make several gravitational maneuvers to land the 100-kilogram lander Fila on the surface of comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko and carry out the necessary research. At the same time, the orbital module was supposed to continue to rotate around the comet along a complex trajectory and relay scientific data to the Earth.
Taylor Scandal
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| Taylor in a controversial shirt | |
During the broadcast, when Matt Taylor commented on the mission live, he was wearing a shirt that showed pictures of half-naked girls. [2] [3] [4] .
Such a choice of clothing for the conference was criticized by a number of commentators [5] [6] , who saw this as a reflection of neglect of women in science [4] . Others, including Boris Johnson [7] and Tim Stanley [8] from The Telegraph and Julie Bindel from The Guardian [9] found the complaints about the shirt ridiculous and ridiculous.
Taylor later apologized for having unintentionally offended many people [10] [11] [12] .
Some authors thanked Taylor for his apologies [11] [13] .
Notes
- ↑ Rosetta rock star: Dr Matt Taylor on touching down on comet after a 10-year ride through space .
- ↑ Catherine Thompson. Rosetta Scientist Sparks #ShirtStorm With Scantily Clad Women On Shirt . TPM Livewire (November 13, 2014).
- ↑ #BBCtrending: Rosetta physicist's 'sexist' shirt . BBC Trending . BBC (November 14, 2014). Date of treatment November 18, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Bell, Alice Why women in science are annoyed at Rosetta mission scientist's clothing . The Guardian (November 13, 2014). Date of treatment November 18, 2014.
- ↑ Friedman, Vanessa The Lessons of a Rosetta Scientist's Shirt . The New York Times (November 20, 2014).
- ↑ Chappell, Bill 'Shirtstorm' Leads To Apology From European Space Scientist . npr.org (November 14, 2014). Date of treatment November 21, 2014.
- ↑ Boris Johnson. Dr Matt Taylor's shirt made me cry, too - with rage at his abusers . Telegraph.co.uk (November 16, 2014).
- ↑ Tim Stanley. Matt Taylor's sexist shirt and the day political correctness officially went mad . Telegraph.co.uk (November 15, 2014).
- ↑ Julie Bindel. Feminism is in danger of becoming toxic . the Guardian (November 18, 2014). Op-Ed.
- ↑ Molloy, Antonia Dr Matt Taylor apologises for controversial 'sexist' shirt worn after Rosetta mission comet landing . independent.co.uk (November 14, 2014). Date of treatment November 30, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Rosetta Comet Scientist Matt Taylor Apologizes for His Shirt . NBCNews.com . NBC News (November 14, 2014). Date of treatment November 24, 2014.
- ↑ James Meikle. Rosetta scientist Dr Matt Taylor apologises for 'offensive' shirt . the Guardian (November 14, 2014).
- ↑ Turk, Victoria #Shirtgate Was About More Than a Tacky Shirt . Motherboard.Vice.com . Vice (November 17, 2014). Date of treatment November 24, 2014.
Links
- M. Taylor at Academia.edu