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Legal name: Bell Burnell, Dame Susan Jocelyn
Other names: Bell Burnell, Jocelyn
Birthdate: 1943-07-15
Gender: female
Occupations: astronomer
Organizations: Royal Astronomical Society (Fellow, President 2002-2004)
Royal Society (Fellow, 2003)
Institute of Physics (President 2008-2010)
National Academy of Sciences
British Science Association (President 2011-2012)
Royal Society of Edinburgh
Awards and honors: Albert A. Michelson Medal (1973)
J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize (1978)
Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize (1987)
Herschel Medal (1989)
Order of the British Empire (Commander|1999)
Magellanic Premium (2000) (show all 9)
Order of the British Empire (Dame Commander|2007)
Grote Reber Medal (2011)
Breakthrough prize in fundamental physics (2018)
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Associated Place (for map): Northern Ireland, UK

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Broken for life. by S. Jocelyn Burnell

The ambiguity of the title "Broken for Life" reflects the twin themes of this book: broken for the rest of life and broken in order to give life. It examines living with wounds that won't mend (quickly) and the healing that the wounded me bring. It discusses situations where there may not a happy ending and ends with a consideration of the role of brokenness.

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