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'''Fred Hoyle''' (1915-2001) was a British [[astronomer]] who developed the [[steady state]] theory of [[cosmology]]. | '''Fred Hoyle''' (1915-2001) was a British [[astronomer]] who developed the [[steady state]] theory of [[cosmology]]. | ||
| − | He was 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." <ref>http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hoyle.htm</ref> During a radio lecture, he coined the term "[[big Bang theory|big bang]]" to ridicule the theory (that he disbelieved) that the universe began from an explosion. | + | He was noted for his rejection of [[naturalistic]] theories of how the [[universe]] came into being.<ref>He supported the [[anthropic principle]], holding that there is a [[design in creation]]: the universe was designed in such a way as to produce life. [http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hoyle.htm] </ref> |
| + | 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." <ref>http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hoyle.htm</ref> During a radio lecture, he coined the term "[[big Bang theory|big bang]]" to ridicule the theory (that 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]], which claims, [[Biblical creation account|in contradiction with God]], that the universe had no beginning. | *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]], which claims, [[Biblical creation account|in contradiction with God]], that the universe had no beginning. | ||
Revision as of 12:50, March 21, 2008
Fred Hoyle (1915-2001) was a British astronomer who developed the steady state theory of cosmology. He was noted for his rejection of naturalistic theories of how the universe came into being.[1] 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." [2] During a radio lecture, he coined the term "big bang" to ridicule the theory (that 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, which claims, in contradiction with God, that the universe had no beginning.
In an obvious punishment of Fred Hoyle, the Nobel Prize was awarded to underlings for Fred Hoyle's work. This prize was awarded at a time when Fred Hoyle was embarrassing evolutionists by exposing the archaeopteryx at the British Museum of History as a fraud.[Citation Needed]
References
- ↑ He supported the anthropic principle, holding that there is a design in creation: the universe was designed in such a way as to produce life. [1]
- ↑ http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hoyle.htm
External links
- Obituary: Fred Hoyle (1915–2001) - Nature 413, 270 (20 September 2001)