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Theory of General Relativity
Einstein published his theory of general relativity, however hard evidence of this isnt discovered until the 1960's with the discovery of the binary system pulsar B1913+16 -
Oppenheimer
Robert Oppenheimer and George Volkoff publish a theory on the existance of Neutron stars. -
Discovery
The first Pulsar was observed by Jocelyn Burnell and Anthony Hewish. -
Hewish
Anthony Hewish is awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in radio astrophysics, including his part in the discovery of Pulsars. -
Binary Pulsar
Hulse and Taylor discover the first Pulsar in a binary system. -
Relativity
Taylor and Hulse publish their findings about their Binary Pulsar, which supports the theory of General Relativity. -
MSP's
Don Backer discovers a pulsar with a rotation period of just 1.6 milliseconds. This is viewed as the first pulsar that falls into the category of Millisecond Pulsars, or MSP's -
Extrasolar
Alexander Wolszczan discovers the first extasolar planets (planets outside the solar system) orbiting around the pulsar 1257+12 -
Hulse and Taylor
Hulse and Taylor, discoverers of binary system pulsar, are awarded the nobel prize due to their discovery and its existence proving the existence of gravitational waves, supporting Einstein's theory of general relativity -
PSR B0943+10
The pulsar known as PSR B0943+10 is discovered and has perplexed Astronomers due to the fact that this pulsar emits both X-rays and Radio waves, constantly switching between the two
