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Pulsar radio plot, which inspired the cover of Joy Division's "Unknown Pleasures" LP.

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  1. Corey S Powell (coreyspowell@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Nov-2022 01:48:31 UTC Corey S Powell Corey S Powell

    British designer Peter Saville created the cover for Joy Division's "Unknown Pleasures" inspired by a pulsar radio-wave pattern that astronomer Harold Craft published in his PhD thesis.

    Could that be the most widely seen PhD thesis in history?
    https://www.typeroom.eu/peter-saville-on-joy-division-unknown-pleasures-stellar-cover-art #art #joydivision #astronomy

    In conversation Tuesday, 29-Nov-2022 01:48:31 UTC from mastodon.social permalink
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