Listening to the stars : Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers pulsars /
Parachini, Jodie,
Listening to the stars : Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers pulsars / Jodie Parachini ; illustrated by Alexandra Badiu. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page [31]).
"A biography of astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who helped build a radio telescope that helped her discover pulsars, a new type of star. Some scientists consider it the greatest astronomical discovery of the twentieth century. Despite this achievement, she was overlooked in favor of two male colleagues when the Nobel Prize for physics was awarded. Bell is still working and teaching today, with recognition"--
Ages 4-8 Albert Whitman & Company. Grades 2-3 Albert Whitman & Company.
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Burnell, S. Jocelyn--Juvenile literature.
Astrophysicists--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women physicists--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Pulsars--Detection--Juvenile literature.
Women--Biography.
Biographies.
Picture books.
Illustrated works.
Listening to the stars : Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers pulsars / Jodie Parachini ; illustrated by Alexandra Badiu. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page [31]).
"A biography of astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who helped build a radio telescope that helped her discover pulsars, a new type of star. Some scientists consider it the greatest astronomical discovery of the twentieth century. Despite this achievement, she was overlooked in favor of two male colleagues when the Nobel Prize for physics was awarded. Bell is still working and teaching today, with recognition"--
Ages 4-8 Albert Whitman & Company. Grades 2-3 Albert Whitman & Company.
9780807545638 0807545635
2020032209
Burnell, S. Jocelyn--Juvenile literature.
Astrophysicists--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women physicists--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Pulsars--Detection--Juvenile literature.
Women--Biography.
Biographies.
Picture books.
Illustrated works.