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The inferno

The inferno

by Fred Hoyle, Geoffrey Hoyle

1973Fiction, science fiction, generalFictionPhysicistsAstronomy
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Fiction, science fiction, generalFictionPhysicistsAstronomy
First published 1973

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Fred Hoyle
Fred Hoyle

24 June 1915 – 20 August 2001

Sir Fred Hoyle was an English astronomer who formulated the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and was one of the authors of the influential B2FH paper. He also held controversial stances on other scientific matters—in particular his rejection of the "Big Bang" theory (a term coined by him on BBC Radio) in favor of the "steady-state model", and his promotion of panspermia as the origin of life on Earth. He spent most of his working life at St John's College, Cambridge and served as the founding director of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy at Cambridge. Hoyle also wrote science fiction novels, short stories and radio plays, co-created television serials, and co-authored twelve books w…

Geoffrey Hoyle

1942

Authors

Fred Hoyle, Geoffrey Hoyle

First published

1973

Pages

184

Read time

≈ 5h

Editions

3

Language

English

Publisher

Penguin Books

ISBN

0140051333

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