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Jon Dorbolo on 10 Nov 14This is what Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered.
The paper announcing the discovery of pulsars had five authors. Hewish's name was listed first, Bell's second. Hewish was awarded the Nobel Prize, along with Martin Ryle, without the inclusion of Bell as a co-recipient. Many prominent astronomers expressed outrage at this omission,[10] including Sir Fred Hoyle.
