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OCR: 1943 Born Susan Jocelyn Bell on July 15 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is the oldest of four children. Her father, an architect, works briefly at Armagh Observatory, Northern Ireland. She has the opportunity of visiting the observatory and asking lots of questions. 1956 After completing her early schooling in Northern Ireland, she is sent to The Mount School, a Quaker boarding school for girls in York, England. 1961 She writes to English astronomer Bernard Lovell (1913- ) at Jodrell Bank radio observatory, Cheshire, England, for advice on becoming a radio astronomer. He advises her to study physics or electronics. 1965 Is awarded a degree in physics from the University of Glasgow, Scotland. She then moves to Cambridge University to study for her PhD. She joins a team with five other peo ...