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| − | '''Fred Hoyle''' was a British astronomer noted for his rejection of [[naturalistic]] theories of how the universe came into being. Nobel Prize winner Fowler wrote: "Fred Hoyle was the second great influence in my life. The grand concept of nucleosynthesis in stars was first definitely established by Hoyle in 1946." [http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hoyle.htm] During a radio lecture, he coined the term "[[big bang]]" to label the theory (which he disbelieved) that the universe began from an explosion. | + | '''Fred Hoyle''' (1915-2001) was a British astronomer noted for his rejection of [[naturalistic]] theories of how the universe came into being. Nobel Prize winner Fowler wrote: "Fred Hoyle was the second great influence in my life. The grand concept of nucleosynthesis in stars was first definitely established by Hoyle in 1946." [http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hoyle.htm] During a radio lecture, he coined the term "[[big bang]]" to label the theory (which he disbelieved) that the universe began from an explosion. |
| + | *He was best known for his seminal contributions to the theory of the structure of [[star]]s and on the origin of the chemical elements in stars. He was a joint proponent of the [[Steady-State]] model of the Universe. [http://www.cf.ac.uk/maths/wickramasinghe/hoyle.html] | ||
Revision as of 02:33, November 8, 2007
Fred Hoyle (1915-2001) was a British astronomer noted for his rejection of naturalistic theories of how the universe came into being. Nobel Prize winner Fowler wrote: "Fred Hoyle was the second great influence in my life. The grand concept of nucleosynthesis in stars was first definitely established by Hoyle in 1946." [1] During a radio lecture, he coined the term "big bang" to label the theory (which he disbelieved) that the universe began from an explosion.
- He was best known for his seminal contributions to the theory of the structure of stars and on the origin of the chemical elements in stars. He was a joint proponent of the Steady-State model of the Universe. [2]