Sir Fred Hoyle's archive
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Sir Fred Hoyle's archive



The private archive of astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle has been released to the public for the first time. His papers, letters and personal belongings are kept at St John's College, Cambridge. Following a three-year cataloguing project they are now available to view online at...

Fred Hoyle: An Online Exhibition


Fred Hoyle...bad boy?




- Fred Hoyle...bad Boy?
"Fred Hoyle: the scientist whose rudeness cost him a Nobel prize" As the winners of this year's Nobel science prizes are about to be announced, Robin McKie looks back at the controversial life of groundbreaking scientist Fred Hoyle by Robin McKie...

- Astronomers And Public Perception
Abstract: Society's view of astronomers has changed over time and from culture to culture. This review discusses some of the many ways that astronomers have been perceived by their societies and suggests ways that astronomers can influence public...

- "cosmology Preference" Poll
Your cosmology preference... Big bang...7 Steady state...1 Other...2 The consensus wins. But now one must ask...what caused the "Big Bang"?...or who caused the "Big Bang"?...and why? The answers may well lie in metaphysics. Other?????? Book review--...

- Deceased--edwin E. Salpeter
Edwin E. Salpeter December 3rd, 1924 to November 26th, 2008 "Edwin E. Salpeter, Leader in Astrophysics Study, Dies at 83" by The Associated Press November 29th, 2008 ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Edwin E. Salpeter, an astrophysicist widely known for his studies...

- Sir Hermann Bondi--steady State Universe
Sir Hermann Bondi I well remember him working with Fred Hoyle and promotion of the "steady state universe" hypothesis. The Universe at Large, Relativity and Common Sense, The Steady State Theory of the Expanding Universe [with Professor Thomas Gold],...



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