The radio astronomer Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell (born 1943) discovered the first pulsar (stars that release regular bursts of radio waves) in 1967. Susan Jocelyn Bell (Burnell) was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on July 15, 1943. Her father was the...

Born in Northern Ireland near Armagh Observatory, Bell Burnell was encouraged by the staff there when they found she was interested in astronomy. She went on to earn a B.Sc. degree in 1965 at the University of Glasgow. Later that year she began to work...

1943- English Astronomer Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered pulsars when she was a graduate student. Despite this accomplishment, Burnell's professional life as an astrophysicist has been erratic. A researcher, teacher, and administrator,...

Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, DBE, FRS FRAS, Ph.D (born as Susan Jocelyn Bell, 15 July 1943) is an astrophysicist, who, as a postgraduate student, discovered the first radio pulsars with her thesis advisor Antony Hewish, for which he won a Nobel...

Plymouth North's Jocelyn Savastano tore a cartilage in her right knee last season but continued to play through the pain. The Globe All-Scholastic led her squad into the Division 2 state final, where Plymouth North lost, 5-1, to King Philip. In this week's Q...

Portland Press Herald (Maine) 05-27-2004 Ramsdell, Burnell citizenship standouts Edition: York Section: Your Neighbors Column: Families & Schools WELLS -- Wells High School seniors Alicia Ramsdell and Kyle Burnell recently were honored at an awards banquet as recipients of the 2004...