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Years attended: 1950 and 1954
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Years attended: 1954
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Years attended: 1960 and 1965
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Doctor of Philosophy
Years attended: 1965 and 1969
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University of Bath

Company Name:

University of Bath

Description:
university in Bath, United Kingdom
Location:
Bath
Website:
http://www.bath.ac.uk/
Reference:
Wikidata

University College London

Company Name:

University College London

Description:
public research university in London, United Kingdom
Location:
UCL Main Building
Website:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk
Reference:
Wikidata

The Open University

Company Name:

The Open University

Description:
university in Milton Keynes, UK
Location:
Milton Keynes
Website:
http://www.open.ac.uk/
Reference:
Wikidata

University of Southampton

Company Name:

University of Southampton

Description:
research university located in Southampton, United Kingdom
Location:
Southampton
Website:
http://www.soton.ac.uk
Reference:
Wikidata

American Philosophical Society

United States scholarly organization that promotes knowledge in the sciences and humanities

Royal Society

English learned society for science

point in time: 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

International Astronomical Union

collection of professional astronomers

start time: 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

National Academy of Sciences

science branch of the United States National Academies

start time: 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

subject has role: Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences

Royal Astronomical Society

learned society

American Astronomical Society

society of professional astronomers

start time: 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

United States honorary society and center for independent policy research

start time: 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Antony Hewish

doctoral advisor

doctoral student: Jocelyn Bell Burnell

English physicist and radio astronomer

Gavin Burnell

child

mother: Jocelyn Bell Burnell

researcher

Martin Burnell

spouse: Jocelyn Bell Burnell

end time (for Martin Burnell): 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z
start time (for Martin Burnell): 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Iwan P Williams

Co-Author

researcher

University of Bath

University College London

University College London

The Open University

University of Southampton

100 Women

Ulster

Belfast

United Kingdom

Murray Edwards College

Lurgan College

University of Glasgow

The Mount School (York)

American Philosophical Society

American Philosophical Society

Royal Society

International Astronomical Union

National Academy of Sciences

Royal Astronomical Society

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

American Astronomical Society

Jocelyn Bell Burnell Medal and Prize

25275 Jocelynbell

articles that Jocelyn Bell Burnell Contributed To

scholarly article

Contribution: author

Probing the history of SS 433’s ...

scholarly article

Contribution: author

What it takes to make a planet

scholarly article

Contribution: author

A celebration of women in astronomy

scholarly article

Contribution: author

Pliers, pulsars and extreme physics

scholarly article

Contribution: author

State of the Society address

scholarly article

Contribution: author

Other Works that Jocelyn Bell Burnell Contributed To

Contribution: discoverer or inventor

astronomical object type

Contribution: discoverer or inventor

1973 award received

Albert A. Michelson Medal

This award is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Franklin Institute

Conferred By

1978 award received

J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize

This science award is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Center for Theoretical Studies, University of Miami

Conferred By

1986 award received

Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize

This award is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

award

American Astronomical Society

Conferred By

1989 award received

Herschel Medal

This science award is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

English science award

Royal Astronomical Society

Conferred By

1995 award received

Karl G. Jansky Lectureship

This award is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Associated Universities, Inc.

Conferred By

2000 award received

Magellanic Premium

This science award is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

American science award

American Philosophical Society

Conferred By

2003 award received

Fellow of the Royal Society

This fellowship is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Elected Fellow of the Royal Society, including Honorary, Foreign and Royal Fellows

Royal Society

Conferred By

2004 award received

Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

This award is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Award granted by the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Royal Society of Edinburgh

Conferred By

2007 award received

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire

This rank of an order is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

award, rank of the Order of the British Empire

2007 award received

honorary doctor of Harvard University

This award is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Harvard University

Conferred By

2015 award received

Gold medal of the Spanish National Research Council

This science award is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Spanish National Research Council

Conferred By

2017 award received

honorary doctorate of the University of Valencia

This award is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

University of Valencia

Conferred By

award received

Order of the British Empire

This order of chivalry is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

order of chivalry of British constitutional monarchy

2010 award received

Michael Faraday Prize

This science award is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

award

Royal Society

Conferred By

2014 award received

100 Women

This award is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

international award given by the BBC

2018 award received

Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

This Breakthrough Prize is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

award received

Fellow of the Institute of Physics

This fellowship is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

award for fellows which indicates a very high level of achievement in physics and an outstanding contribution to the profession

Institute of Physics

Conferred By

2015 award received

Royal medal

This science award is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

silver-gilt medal, of which three are awarded each year by the Royal Society

Royal Society

Conferred By

2018 award received

Grande médaille de l’Académie des sciences

This medal is presented to

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

French Academy of Sciences

Conferred By

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