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Ross of Ottawa
Ross of Ottawa
@ottaross@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

It's the anniversary of Jocelyn Bell Burnell's 1968 paper (later she'd be robbed of the #Nobel physics prize by her supervisor).

That iconic picture of her always reminds me of this modern meme, which incidentally would've been an appropriate reaction to the Nobel committee's behaviour:

#pulsars #memes #physics

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Classic photo of Bell smiling in front of her radio telescope
Classic photo of Bell smiling in front of her radio telescope
Classic photo of Bell smiling in front of her radio telescope
A famous meme of a young girl smiling in front of a house on fire. The image has a similar structure to the Jocelyn Bell pic.
A famous meme of a young girl smiling in front of a house on fire. The image has a similar structure to the Jocelyn Bell pic.
A famous meme of a young girl smiling in front of a house on fire. The image has a similar structure to the Jocelyn Bell pic.
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