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RAJ
BERNADETTE
HOWARD
OriginallyfromNewDelhiIndiaRaj
isHowardWolowitz’sbestfriendHe
worksasanastrophysicistatCaltech
where he specializes in particle
astrophysicsLikehisfriendsRajis
passionateaboutsciencefi ctionandcomicbooks
andisalsoabigfanofHarryPotterRaj’soneclaim
tofameisthatheoncediscoveredaplanetaryobject
beyondtheKuiperBeltThoughmuchmoreconfi dent
thanheusedtobeheisstillveryshyaroundgirls
Bernadetteisamicrobiologistand
also Howard Wolowitz’s wife She
becamefriendswiththeotherswhile
waitressingatthesamerestaurantas
Pennytopayforhergraduatestudies
inmicrobiologyThoughgenerallyfriendlyandgood-
naturedshecanalsobequiteintimidatingwhenshe
hastobeWhileBernadetteclaimsshecansafely
handletheworld’smostdangerousvirusesnotall
herexperimentsinthelaboratoryendsuccessfully
–ashertimeinquarantinedemonstrates
Howard is anaerospace engineer
atCaltech’sDepartmentofApplied
Physicswithamaster’sinengineering
fromMITUnlikeLeonardSheldon
andRajHowardhasnodoctorate
preferringthepracticalendeavorsofengineering
tothetheoreticalworkofhisfriendsHisskillsasan
engineereventuallyallowhimtofulfi llhisdreamof
becominganastronautHowardmarrieshisgirlfriend
Bernadetteshortlybeforeheleavesonhismission
tovisittheInternationalSpaceStation