Sir Fred Hoyle (1915-2001),British astronomer. Hoyle is most famous for his adoption of the steady-state theory of the universe,as opposed to the Big Bang theory (he coined the term 'Big Bang' in a pejorative sense). He was also a prolific science populariser,writing numerous books on astronomy and astrophysics,and giving many public lectures. He was Plumian Professor at the University of Cambridge (1958-1972),and President of the Royal Astronomical Society (1971-1973). He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1968),the Bruce Gold Medal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1970),and the Royal Medal of the Royal Society (1974) | |
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