She made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to job and took eight years off from work to raise three children. “The world’s best mom,” her son Matthew said.
It now reads: > She was a brilliant rocket scientist who followed her husband from job to job and took eight years off from work to raise three children. “The world’s best mom,” her son Matthew said.
[1]http://io9.com/the-new-york-times-fails-miserably-in-its-obi...
Though it is better.
The New Yorker points out the eight years off part isn't even factually accurate, she moved to a job with more flexible hours at FMC Corporation (involved in their work with ARPA) while still making major contributions to the world in that capacity.
[1]: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/science/space/yvonne-brill...
[2]: http://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/yvonne-brill-and-...