The Silent Pulse of the Universe
In 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell made an astounding discovery. But as a young woman in science, her role was overlooked.
July 24, 2021
16 min
✓ Released 1931 days ago
Documentary
About
Part of the Almost Famous series. Jocelyn Bell was a graduate student at Cambridge in 1967 when she pushed through the skepticism from her superiors to make one of the greatest astrophysical discoveries of the twentieth century. While Jocelyn was belittled and sexually harassed by the media, the Nobel Prize was awarded to her professor and his boss.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Ben Proudfoot
Runtime: 16 min
Top Cast
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Self
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