TY - BOOK ID - 7228148 TI - Fred Hoyle : a life in science AU - Mitton, Simon AU - Davies, Paul PY - 2011 SN - 9780521189477 9780511852107 9781139042321 1139042327 051185210X 9781139044950 1139044958 0521189470 1139885766 1283052105 9786613052100 113904155X 1139038419 1139040782 PB - Cambridge: Cambridge university press, DB - UniCat KW - Astronomers KW - Hoyle, Fred, KW - Hoyle, F. KW - Khoĭl, Fred, KW - Hūyl, Firid, KW - هويل، فرد UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7228148 AB - 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. ER -