Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Jocelyn Bell Burnell is an astrophysicist who, while a graduate student, discovered the first pulsar, yet her significant contribution was overlooked when the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to her male supervisor and another colleague.
Born on Jul 15, 1943 (81 years old)
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Jocelyn Bell Burnell is an astrophysicist featured on a stamp launched by An Post to acknowledge women's achievements in STEM.
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Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered the first radio signals from a pulsar but was overlooked for the Nobel Prize awarded to her male supervisor.
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