Bell Burnell - Quaker Ranter https://www.quakerranter.org A Weekly Newsletter and Blog from Martin Kelley Fri, 07 Sep 2018 17:59:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.quakerranter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-qr-512.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Bell Burnell - Quaker Ranter https://www.quakerranter.org 32 32 16720591 Friend Jocelyn Bell Burnell gets Breakthrough Prize https://www.quakerranter.org/friend-jocelyn-bell-burnell-gets-breakthrough-prize-2/ https://www.quakerranter.org/friend-jocelyn-bell-burnell-gets-breakthrough-prize-2/#respond Fri, 07 Sep 2018 15:49:11 +0000 https://www.quakerranter.org/?p=61354 Famously overlooked for a Nobel, the Quaker scientist has won an award that she will put toward diversifying future researchers:

She’s being given the award for her “fundamental contributions to the discovery of pulsars, and a lifetime of inspiring leadership in the scientific community,” according to a statement from the prize board. Bell Burnell told the BBC she plans to give all of her prize money to women, ethnic minorities and refugee students aiming to become physics researchers. 

You can read more about Bell Burnell on her Quakers in the World page.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/07/jocelyn-bell-burnells-1967-nobel-pulsars-breakthrough-prize-science/1220936002/

Tip of the hat to Doug Bennett for the suggestion and links.

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