Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Joseph Taylor Biography and Timeline

Follow Joseph Taylor through 2 dated historical records for United States of America.

Joseph Taylor, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1974–1974Years on this page

1974

Binary Pulsar Discovery

Astronomer · Arecibo · Science / Astronomy

Supervises the survey in which Russell Hulse discovers the binary pulsar PSR B1913+16.

Binary Pulsar

Physicist · Arecibo Observatory · Science / Astronomy

Analyzes the binary pulsar whose orbital decay later confirms gravitational wave emission.

Role range: 1941-

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