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Image of pulsar waves from PSR B1919+21, Cambridge Encyclopedia of Astronomy, 1977.
This blog post discusses one person’s attempt to find the original creator of the white-on-black image of pulsar waves made iconic by its use on the cover of the 1979 Joy Division album Unknown Pleasures.
(h/t JuiceCake @Metafilter)