The Sky at Night
Queen of Pulsars
Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell shares the story of her discovery of the first pulsar in 1967 and how, from the small town of Lurgan in Northern Ireland, she rose to worldwide recognition despite the prejudice and misogyny of the time
The Sky at Night airs on BBC Four at 1:00 AM, Friday 15 August. (Subtitles.)
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Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Technology
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Contributor
Kate Szell
Director