Jocelyn Bell Burnell in the 2010s. She is a white woman with dark grey hair.

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   #OnThisDay, 28 Nov 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers the existence of pulsars.

   Not included in the 1974 Nobel prize for the discovery, Bell received a £3m prize for her work in 2018. She's used it to set up a foundation to improve the diversity in STEM.

   #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInSTEM #Histodons