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Einstein published his theory of general relativity, however hard evidence of this isnt discovered until the 1960's with the discovery of the binary system pulsar B1913+16
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Robert Oppenheimer and George Volkoff publish a theory on the existance of Neutron stars.
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The first Pulsar was observed by Jocelyn Burnell and Anthony Hewish.
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Anthony Hewish is awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in radio astrophysics, including his part in the discovery of Pulsars.
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Hulse and Taylor discover the first Pulsar in a binary system.
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Taylor and Hulse publish their findings about their Binary Pulsar, which supports the theory of General Relativity.
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Don Backer discovers a pulsar with a rotation period of just 1.6 milliseconds. This is viewed as the first pulsar that falls into the category of Millisecond Pulsars, or MSP's
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Alexander Wolszczan discovers the first extasolar planets (planets outside the solar system) orbiting around the pulsar 1257+12
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Hulse and Taylor, discoverers of binary system pulsar, are awarded the nobel prize due to their discovery and its existence proving the existence of gravitational waves, supporting Einstein's theory of general relativity
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The pulsar known as PSR B0943+10 is discovered and has perplexed Astronomers due to the fact that this pulsar emits both X-rays and Radio waves, constantly switching between the two
