 
  
  
   
Basic Lighthouse model 
 
  Gold (1968) [12], Pacini (1968) [28]
   Gold (1968) [12], Pacini (1968) [28] 
White dwarfs no longer viable 
 
  Vela pulsar (P=89ms) discovered [17]
   Vela pulsar (P=89ms) discovered [17] 
 
  Crab pulsar (P=33ms) [33]
   Crab pulsar (P=33ms) [33] 
Vibration of neutron stars no longer viable 
 
  slow down of Crab pulsar observed [32]
   slow down of Crab pulsar observed [32] 
 
  Age of Crab pulsar  age of Crab nebula
   Age of Crab pulsar  age of Crab nebula 
Crab pulsar and nebula 
 
  energy budgets add up [13]
   energy budgets add up [13] 
Evidence for beamed radiation observed in Vela 
 
  position angle swing of polarisation [31]
   position angle swing of polarisation [31]