Alongside whom did Hewish share the Nobel Prize?
Stephen Hawking
Martin Ryle
Fred Hoyle
Roger Penrose
Answer
The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded jointly to Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish in 1974 for their pioneering research on pulsars. However, due to gender discrimination and prevailing biases, Bell Burnell, who made the initial discovery, was not included as a Nobel laureate. This omission has been widely criticized as an instance of gender bias in the scientific community.
Reaching for the Stars: The Story of Antony Hewish
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