I Changed Astronomy Forever. He Won the Nobel Prize for It. | 'Almost Famous' by Op-Docs

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I'm an actual pulsar & radio astronomer, and I just wanted to say that among our community, there's probably not a single one of us who doesn't know of Jocelyn Bell and her fundamental contribution to the field we all work in. She hasn't been forgotten by us, and I don't think it's possible that she ever will.

They gave her three million dollars, and she gave it away to help others who might face the same obstacles she did. THAT is greatness.

I once attended a public lecture she was giving in my home town while I was still in high school. After the lecture, I asked her if he had any adive for girls going into physics, and she simply replied: “Only to go into physics.” This stuck with me through the hard years of undergrad and now I am doing a PhD at a prestigious university. I am so greatful to have met her, she really is a role model to so many of us.

It's heart-breaking that her Nobel Prize wasn't awarded to her, but heart-warming that Fred Hoyle stood up for her. If Hoyle hadn't made a fuss about it, Bell may never have gotten any recognition for her work.

She is very fortunate that she had parents who reinforced and supported the fact she had every right to pursue what she wanted.

She was my Prof, one of my heroes, and a wonderful human being. Definitely should have got a Nobel.

@12:40 Her definition of a pulsar to visually show how Newton, Einstein, and Hoyle all got the spotlight, while she as a woman didn't was so poignant and moving. To whoever came up with that scene...that was beautiful journalism. Thank you.

She gave a lecture to some schools in my area about how pulsars were discovered and yet she mentioned nothing of the nobel prize scandal and her struggle to get into stem. She is so incredibly humble and genuinely seems to enjoy science for the sake of science. What an incredible story, and an even more incredible person to have emerged from it

Mad respect! She donate the whole prize which is 3 millions dollar to fund study of future scientist! What a beautiful mind.

She still deserves her Nobel Prize! It was hers too.

What a delightful, gracious and intelligent woman. This is a great acknowledgement to the true discoverer of Pulsars. She may have been "the man on the mast that shouts land ho" but it was the "moronic" ship's captain Hewish that first dismissed the signals and couldn't recognize the shore until she brought him some sand from the beach in the form of the expanded graph. He should never have accepted the prize on his own. Even his mother should be ashamed of him for that!

I'm from Sri Lanka and organised inter-school quizzes on astronomy are a big thing here i.e. many schools have their own astronomy clubs and many students strive to become aficionados including myself. I distinctly remember "Pulsars were discovered by Jocelyn Bell" is one of the most prominent facts I memorized when I was in 6th grade and so did many of my peers becuse it was a question that would come up in quizzes so frequently. It was significant beacuse, at that time, it was very rare for a female astronomer to make a major discovery like she pointed out in the video. So I'd say she's pretty famous in the community.

the part of this story i loved the most is that her inspiration, fred hoyle, fought for her recognition

The confidence she's exuding is so impressive to watch. The pain in her eyes of not being credited at the time of Nobel is so evident. A great soul. God bless her !

I cried when they showed the picture of her holding the award. Wow, so inspiring. I'm so thankful for women like this who paved the way in science for the rest of us🙏💪🏻

Jocelyn spoke at our astronomical society when I was a student at St Andrew’s in the 1980s. I still have the slip of paper she handed out to everyone (somewhere!) on it it said (approximately) “in picking up this piece of paper you have used more energy than has been received from pulsars since their discovery”. Fantastic demonstration of communication. A role model for all, not just women, and not just scientists. And carrying on the amazing tradition of the Religious Society of Friends in making major contributions to science and industry.

Even Stephen hawking believed that she was the one who discovered it

This was maddening. Imagine finding something that advances science in such an explosive way and your boss taking complete credit for it. That is honestly INSANE.

Sad that she had to face harassment and her Nobel price was stolen. When this story is narrated by the victim, it is more divine. This story deserves to be made as movie.