I think failing the qualifying or the 11-plus actually hurt me more than I realised. After I'd become a professor of physics at the Open University, I suddenly thought, 'This is a bit silly.' So I suddenly became much more… — Jocelyn Bell Burnell Copy Share Image
There's some evidence that if you're recruiting, you tend to recruit a mini-me. Then you have a very comfortable group round a table. You… — Jocelyn Bell Burnell Copy Share Image
The Sun's magnetic field reverses every 11 years. There have been a quarter of a million reversals since our predecessor, Homo Habilis, emerged, and… — Jocelyn Bell Burnell Copy Share Image
As observatory architect, my dad was partly concerned with the maintenance of them all. I used to go with him on site visits quite… — Jocelyn Bell Burnell Copy Share Image
We all have fundamental beliefs of one sort or another, and it is very threatening if somebody is saying they're wrong. — Jocelyn Bell Burnell Copy Share Image
A search for truth seems to me to be full of pitfalls. We all have different understandings of what truth is, and we'll each… — Jocelyn Bell Burnell Copy Share Image
Arguably, my student status and perhaps my gender were also my downfall with respect to the Nobel Prize, which was awarded to Professor Antony… — Jocelyn Bell Burnell Copy Share Image
Solar storms cause power outages. They pose a hazard to satellites. They might interfere with your GPS or send your compass a couple of… — Jocelyn Bell Burnell Copy Share Image
I believe it would demean Nobel Prizes if they were awarded to research students, except in very exceptional cases. — Jocelyn Bell Burnell Copy Share Image
I've enjoyed being a single person, particularly because I'm travelling a lot. It would be hard to maintain a relationship - so I've really… — Jocelyn Bell Burnell Copy Share Image
Some of the hydrogen in your body comes from the Big Bang, and when you see a kid walking down the street with a… — Jocelyn Bell Burnell Copy Share Image
Although we don't know what is outside our universe, astronomers still wonder. Several pictures of what there might be have been dreamed up. An… — Jocelyn Bell Burnell Copy Share Image
It's now widely recognised that a diverse research group is usually stronger, more creative, and more robust and flexible. Such a group usually copes… — Jocelyn Bell Burnell Copy Share Image
There is stardust in your veins. We are literally, ultimately children of the stars. — Jocelyn Bell Burnell Copy Share Image
