"Pure math is rather a farce … physics is really super."
— Beatrice Tinsley

January 1, 1970

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CosmologistsYale University facultyWomen born in the 1940sWomen academics from New ZealandWomen scientists from New Zealand
Original Language: English

Sources

My daughter Beatrice : a personal memoir of Dr. Beatrice Tinsley, astronomer, Edward Hill 1986