CarveHerNameNov 28, 2022

#OnThisDay, 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.

#WomenInSTEM #Histodons #ScienceHistory

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@CarveHerName I can't believe there are men here trying to relitigate the settled argument against the fact she was unjustly denied the Nobel Prize.
Dec 4, 2022 at 10:42amWeb