-
Latest Blog Posts
06
AugThe Greatest Little Paintbrush Ever
On August 6, 1881, doctor and bacteriologist Sir Alexander Fleming was born. As a doctor in the British Army Medical Corps (WWI), Fleming relied on his own skills in titration, the continuous measurement and adjustment in balancing a medication … Continue reading →
21
JunDown to the Last Detail
On June 21, 1868, English zoologist Edwin Stephen Goodrich was born. As a promising student at the Slade School of Art, Goodrich became interested in zoology eventually specializing in comparative anatomy – a study that uses the data and achievements … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Stellar Eavesdropper
On July 15, 1943, British astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell was born. As a research student, Bell Burnell assisted in the physical construction and operation of a Cambridge university radio telescope, consisting of thousands of poles wired and cabled over … Continue reading
Posted in On This Day
Tagged astrophysics, discovery of pulsars, Jocelyn Bell, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, July 15, On This Day, PSR B1919+21, pulsars, The Roberta Bondar Foundation
Comments Off on Stellar Eavesdropper