Russell Hulse2 July 1974
Discovers PSR B1913+16, the first binary pulsar, during a pulsar survey.
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Discovers PSR B1913+16, the first binary pulsar, during a pulsar survey.
Hulse discovers the pulsar PSR B1913+16 during an Arecibo survey, revealing a compact binary system that becomes a precise laboratory for testing gravitational-wave energy loss.
Supervises the survey in which Russell Hulse discovers the binary pulsar PSR B1913+16.
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