The discovery of the first quasar, 3C 273, was one of the final pieces of evidence that went a long way in undermining the Steady State theory of the universe. The discovery is the cumulative work of many astronomers, changing our notion of what our universe looks like once and for all. A.S.Ganesh traces the discovery of the first quasar...

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