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Fred Hoyle
A Life in Science

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Author: Simon Mitton, University of Cambridge

Paul Davies

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Date Published: March 2011
availability: Available
format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521189477

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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.
- The only biographical account of Fred Hoyle written from personal knowledge
- Focuses on Hoyle's contributions to science as an astronomer and public figure
- A fascinating insight into the history of cosmology
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"Written from personal accounts and interviews with Hoyle's contemporaries, this book gives valuable personal insights into Hoyle and his unforgettable life." -Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin, April/May 2012

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Product details
- Date Published: March 2011
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521189477
- length: 384 pages
- dimensions: 234 x 156 x 16 mm
- weight: 0.66kg
- contains: 22 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Foreword Paul Davies
Prologue
1. An end and a beginning
2. Training for cosmology
3. The star makers
4. Hoyle's secret war
5. The nature of the Universe
6. Lives of the stars
7. Clash of Titans
8. Origin of the chemical elements
9. Matters of gravity
10. Mountains to climb
11. The watershed
12. Stones, bones, bugs and accidents
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
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Simon Mitton, University of Cambridge
Simon Mitton is a Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge, and was the astronomy publisher at Cambridge University Press for twenty years. He is the author or editor of several books on astronomy and the history of science, including Cambridge Scientific Minds (Cambridge University Press, 2000). The International Astronomical Union designated an asteroid as Mitton 4027 in recognition of the achievements of Simon and his wife Dr Jacqueline Mitton in popularising astronomy through book writing.
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Paul Davies