Jocelyn Bell Burnell, quiet revolutionary, wins $3MM prize for pulsars discovery(arstechnica.com)
arstechnica.com
Jocelyn Bell Burnell, quiet revolutionary, wins $3MM prize for pulsars discovery
https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/jocelyn-bell-burnell-wins-3-million-prize-for-discovering-pulsars/
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One of the pulsars she discovered was the basis for Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures' iconic image.
... and she immediately donates it to a fund a scholarship to help counter "unconscious bias" in physics:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45425872
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45425872
Yes. What an amazing woman.