Listening to the stars : Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers pulsars

Title
Listening to the stars : Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers pulsars

Personal Author EPSB
Jodie, Parachini

Summary
"A biography of astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who helped build a radio telescope that helped her discover pulsars, a new type of star. Some scientists consider it the greatest astronomical discovery of the twentieth century. Despite this achievement, she was overlooked in favor of two male colleagues when the Nobel Prize for physics was awarded. Bell is still working and teaching today, with recognition".

Year Published
2021

Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Personal Subject
Burnell, S. Jocelyn.

Subject
Astrophysicists -- Biography.
 
Pulsars -- Detection.
 
Women -- Biography.
 
Women physicists.

Genre
Biography.

Added Author
Badiu, Alexandra,

Summary
"A biography of astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who helped build a radio telescope that helped her discover pulsars, a new type of star. Some scientists consider it the greatest astronomical discovery of the twentieth century. Despite this achievement, she was overlooked in favor of two male colleagues when the Nobel Prize for physics was awarded. Bell is still working and teaching today, with recognition".

ISBN
9780807545638

Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, 2021.
 
©2021


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Mount Pleasant523.01 PARBook30152000285877Non-Fiction