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colleague HD Croft Jr) is impressive and elegant. The diagram was included in books on data visualization and was used in the iconic design of Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’ album.
Jocelyn Bell Burnell has gone on to a very distinguished career in astrophysics. She became the first female president of the Institute of Physics and of the Royal Society of Edinburg. She helped set up the UK Athena Swan #womenInSTEM programme. In 2018 she was awarded 🧵4/5
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@minouette@spore.social 2026-07-15 11:21
the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for her discovery of pulsars & leadership in science. She donated money to the Institute of Physics for PhD scholarships for underrepresented people including women, ethnic minorities & refugee students in physics! https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/178998272 🧵5/5