Jocelyn Bell Burnell — Questions and answers

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What did Jocelyn Bell Burnell discover while looking at the telescope data?

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  1. A new planet far away
  2. A peculiar, repeating signal ✓
  3. A giant exploding star
  4. A message from aliens

Answer: A peculiar, repeating signal

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What was the big debate about the Nobel Prize for discovering pulsars?

Choices

  1. If pulsars were important enough for a prize
  2. Why the prize money was so large
  3. Who should get credit for the discovery ✓
  4. How long it took to find pulsars

Answer: Who should get credit for the discovery

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What did Jocelyn Bell Burnell do with the money from her Special Breakthrough Prize?

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  1. She bought a new, powerful telescope for herself.
  2. She traveled the world to see different observatories.
  3. She created a fund to help different people get into physics research. ✓
  4. She built a giant new science museum.

Answer: She created a fund to help different people get into physics research.

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