AstroMcGill Episode 69 – Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Dec 08, 2015
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Episode description
We were visited by Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who discovered pulsars during her graduate studies in the 1960s. She talks to us about the still highly active field of pulsar astronomy and her varied career since their discovery. We also discuss her tireless advocacy for women in physics and astronomy.
Guest: Jocelyn Bell Burnell (Oxford University).
Hosts: Robert Archibald and Gabrielle Simard.
Duration: 20 minutes.
Production: James O’Callaghan.
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