The Silent Pulse of the Universe

Name: The Silent Pulse of the Universe
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-07-24
Duration: 16 min
Cast: Jocelyn Bell Burnell

"In 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell made an astounding discovery. But as a young woman in science, her role was overlooked."

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2021-07-24

16m

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Documentary

Storyline

Part of the Almost Famous series. Jocelyn Bell was a graduate student at Cambridge in 1967 when she pushed through the skepticism from her superiors to make one of the greatest astrophysical discoveries of the twentieth century. While Jocelyn was belittled and sexually harassed by the media, the Nobel Prize was awarded to her professor and his boss.

Director

Ben Proudfoot

Keywords

astronomer astronomy science history

Production