Bell Burnell, Susan Jocelyn
Born: Jul 15, 1943 AD
Currently alive, at 66 years of age.
Nationality: British
Categories: Astronomers
Currently alive, at 66 years of age.
Nationality: British
Categories: Astronomers
1943 - Born on the 15th of July in Northern Ireland.
1965 - She graduated from the University of Glasgow with a B.Sc. in physics.
1969 - Received her Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge.
1968-1991 - Worked at the University of Southampton, University College London and the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh.
1967 - She discovered 1st known pulsar.
1989 - She delivered a Swarthmore Lecture under the title Broken for life, at Yearly Meeting in Aberdeen on August.
1991 - Professor of Physics at the Open University for ten years.
1995-1997 - She served as Clerk to the sessions of Britain Yearly Meeting.
2001-2004 - Dean of Science at the University of Bath.
2002-2004 - President of the Royal Astronomical Society.
2006 - She revealed her personal religious history and beliefs in an interview with Joan Bakewell.
2007 - She served on the Quaker Peace and Social Witness Testimonies Committee, which produced Engaging with the Quaker Testimonies: a Toolkit in February and wrote the introductory essay.
- She is currently a visiting professor at Oxford University.
1965 - She graduated from the University of Glasgow with a B.Sc. in physics.
1969 - Received her Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge.
1968-1991 - Worked at the University of Southampton, University College London and the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh.
1967 - She discovered 1st known pulsar.
1989 - She delivered a Swarthmore Lecture under the title Broken for life, at Yearly Meeting in Aberdeen on August.
1991 - Professor of Physics at the Open University for ten years.
1995-1997 - She served as Clerk to the sessions of Britain Yearly Meeting.
2001-2004 - Dean of Science at the University of Bath.
2002-2004 - President of the Royal Astronomical Society.
2006 - She revealed her personal religious history and beliefs in an interview with Joan Bakewell.
2007 - She served on the Quaker Peace and Social Witness Testimonies Committee, which produced Engaging with the Quaker Testimonies: a Toolkit in February and wrote the introductory essay.
- She is currently a visiting professor at Oxford University.
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