In which year did Bell Burnell receive the Copley Medal?
2021
1950
2010
1990
Answer
In 2021, Jocelyn Bell Burnell received the Copley Medal. The Copley Medal is one of the most prestigious awards in science, and it is awarded by the Royal Society in recognition of outstanding contributions to the advancement of natural knowledge. Bell Burnell was awarded the Copley Medal for her work on the discovery of pulsars, which she made as a graduate student at Cambridge University in the 1960s.
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