# Betty Louise Turtle

> Betty Louise Turtle was an Australian astronomer and physicist. In 1971, with her colleague Paul Murdin, she identified the powerful X-ray source Cygnus X-1 as the first clear candidate for a black hole.

*Australian astronomer and physicist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/betty-louise-turtle

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1941-05-20
- **Died:** 1990-09-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [בטי לואיז טרטל](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%98%D7%99_%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99%D7%96_%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%98%D7%9C)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58085614)

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