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Fred Hoyle (English astronomer and SF writer)

  • Sir Fred Hoyle
  • Фред Хойл
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Hoyle, Fred
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Date of birth
1915-06-24
Place of birth
Bradford
Date of death
2001-08-20
Place of death
Bournemouth

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Sir Fred Hoyle (24 June 1915 – 20 August 2001) 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 with his son, Geoffrey Hoyle.

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Born in Bingley near Bradford.

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