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The signal from the first pulsar she discovered was later famously plotted as a stacked graph and ultimately became the cover to Joy Division's "Unknown Pleasur
by xefer 8y ago
The signal from the first pulsar she discovered was later famously plotted as a stacked graph and ultimately became the cover to Joy Division's "Unknown Pleasures"
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/sa-visual/pop-culture-pulsar-origin-story-of-joy-division-s-unknown-pleasures-album-cover-video/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/sa-visual/pop-culture-p...
- cmrdporcupine 8y agoWhich leads to this piece of pure pop culture hilarity: https://laughingsquid.com/what-is-this-unknown-pleasure-a-joy-division-album-t-shirt-for-the-tumblr-generation/ https://laughingsquid.com/what-is-this-unknown-pleasure-a-jo... (t-shirt with said graph and underneath it "What is this? I've seen it on tumblr")
- taejo 8y ago"Oh cool, they made an album cover from that t-shirt."