Award
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
History of Astronomy
About the award
A major science award founded in 2012. Its Special Breakthrough Prize has honoured discoveries including the detection of gravitational waves and, for Jocelyn Bell Burnell, the discovery of pulsars.
Recipients in this encyclopedia
Knowledge connections
- Awarded toJocelyn Bell Burnell
Sources & references
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- BritannicaEncyclopaedia Britannica
General reference for the history of astronomy, biographies, and cultural context.