NORTHERN STAR
Monday 26 Jan 2009 (Time: 21:00)
Location: Paccar Theatre, Science Gallery
Ticket Info: €5.00 | Members only event | pre-booking essential
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Dir. Niamh Sammon, 2008
The film tells the story of Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell and the Nobel prize she didn't win. Bell Burnell went from failing her 11+ in Northern Ireland to become one of the most celebrated scientists in her field. It was while working on her thesis at Cambridge, aged just 24, that she would make a major scientific discovery. Working under Professor Anthony Hewish, Jocelyn set about helping to construct a radio telescope to study quasars. While recording results she noticed an anomaly in the readings. This anomaly was the major astronomical discovery of pulsars. The discovery won Anthony Hewish a Nobel Prize in 1974. Many in the scientific community believe that Jocelyn should have shared in that great honour. The film examines the evidence. €3 day membership and €2 admittance.
Deirdre Kelleghan
