Fred Hoyle
eBook - PDF

Fred Hoyle

A Life in Science

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eBook - PDF

Fred Hoyle

A Life in Science

About this book

The scientific life of Fred Hoyle (1915–2001) was truly unparalleled. During his career he wrote groundbreaking scientific papers and caused bitter disputes in the scientific community with his revolutionary theories. Hoyle is best known for showing that we are all, literally, made of stardust in his paper explaining how carbon, and then all the heavier elements, were created by nuclear reactions inside stars. However, he constantly courted controversy and two years later he followed this with his 'steady state' theory of the universe. This challenged another model of the universe, which Hoyle called the 'big bang' theory. Fred Hoyle was also famous amongst the general public. He popularised his research through radio and television broadcasts and wrote best-selling novels. Written from personal accounts and interviews with Hoyle's contemporaries, this book gives valuable personal insights into Fred Hoyle and his unforgettable life.

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Table of contents

  1. COVER
  2. HALF-TITLE
  3. TITLE
  4. COPYRIGHT
  5. CONTENTS
  6. FOREWORD BY PROFESSOR PAUL DAVIES
  7. PROLOGUE
  8. 1 AN END AND A BEGINNING
  9. 2 TRAINING FOR COSMOLOGY
  10. 3 THE STAR MAKERS
  11. 4 HOYLE’S SECRET WAR
  12. 5 THE NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE
  13. 6 LIVES OF THE STARS
  14. 7 CLASH OF TITANS
  15. 8 ORIGIN OF THE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
  16. 9 MATTERS OF GRAVITY
  17. 10 MOUNTAINS TO CLIMB
  18. 11 THE WATERSHED
  19. 12 STONES, BONES, BUGS AND ACCIDENTS
  20. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  21. NOTES
  22. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  23. INDEX