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OCR: 1942 Born on June 23 in York, England. After receiving his early education at Shrewsbury School, Shropshire, England, he goes to Trinity College, Cambridge University, where he studies mathematics. His degree is followed by a PhD in astrophysics. 1967 Elected Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge University. 1969 Elected Fellow of King's College, Cambridge University. 1971 Proposes that radio galaxies (distant sources of radio waves) are energized by objects at their centers called quasars. (This theory was to influence most subsequent work by other astronomers on this subject.) 1972 Visiting Professor at Harvard University, Massachusetts. Appointed Professor of Astronomy at the University of Sussex, England. 1973 Publishes an influential work on X-ray binary stars. Appointed Plumian Professo ...