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, 28 Nov 1967, PhD student Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers the existence of pulsars.

Not included in the 1974 Nobel prize for the discovery, Bell received a £3m prize for her work in 2018. She's using it to set up a foundation to improve diversity in STEM.

Jocelyn Bell Burnell in the 1960s, in front of a radio telescope
Jocelyn Bell Burnell in the 2010s
#WomenInSTEM#Histodons#ScienceHistory
Nov 28, 2022, 08:20 AM·Public·Metatext
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