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SUMMARY:My part in the discovery of the black hole in Cygnus X-1 - Profess
 or Paul Murdin
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CONTACT:Dr Antonio M. M. Rodrigues
DESCRIPTION:I was a PhD student and a post-doctoral fellow around 1970 whe
 n I tracked down the then newly discovered source of celestial X-rays in t
 he constellation Cygnus. I was able to provide a significant fact about it
  that proved it to be a stellar-sized black hole\, the first to be identif
 ied.  In this talk I will reveal what (after I had followed a number of fa
 lse trails) led me to it.  I will discuss the scientific environment that 
 put me in a position to make this identification\, and the kick-start that
  the discovery gave to my scientific career\, culminating in two aspiratio
 nal pinnacles of recognition\, having an asteroid named after me and being
  the subject of an inaccurate entry in Wikipedia.
LOCATION:Wolfson College\, Gatsby Room
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