The Scientific Legacy of Fred Hoyle |  | Creator: Douglas Gough
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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ISBN: 0521824486
Dewey Decimal Number: 523.01
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Publication Date: April 18, 2005
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Product Description
Fred Hoyle made an impressive contribution to many important problems in astronomy. Based on a meeting held in recognition of his work, this book contains chapters by many of Hoyle's scientific collaborators. It concentrates on his scientific legacy, and examines the influence of his research on others as well as on advances in astronomy and cosmology. The wide-ranging collection of essays will interest researchers in astrophysics and cosmology, as well as professional historians of science.
Book Description
Fred Hoyle was a remarkable scientist, and made an immense contribution to many important problems in astronomy. This book is based on a meeting that was held in recognition of his work, and contains chapters by many of Hoyle's scientific collaborators. It concentrates on Hoyle's scientific legacy, and examines the influence his research has had on others and on advances in astronomy and cosmology. This wide-ranging overview will be valuable to established researchers in astrophysics and cosmology, and also to professional historians of science.
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A Start at Understanding One of the Great Astronomers of the Twentieth Century, But only a Start December 27, 2006
Roger D. Launius (Washington, D.C., United States)
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Fred Hoyle was the astronomer nobody knows. One of the most interesting and provocative scientists in his field in the twentieth century, Hoyle made important discoveries in astronomy, astrophysics, and astrobiology. In particular, he broke ground in such areas as the evolution of the universe, the accretion of stars, and modern cosmology. Sir Fred died in 2001 at the age of 86 and this book is the result of a conference held in celebration of his life and work in 2002. Edited by Douglas Gough, a colleague of Hoyle's at the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge, the twelve chapters of this book was written by colleagues and friends.
In the first chapter, dealing with Hoyle's scientific legacy, Wallace Sargent attributes much of the current state of knowledge about the universe to the mind of Fred Hoyle while noting that his scientific work involved considerable creative thought, especially his efforts in nucleosynthesis, stellar evolution, and cosmology. This overview introduces several other chapters on individual areas explored by Fred Hoyle, all written by other scientists rather than historians.
Had historians been represented in this book, it might have turned out quite differently. For example, a full review and analysis of Hoyle's insistence on the legitimacy of the "Steady State" thesis of the universe versus the "Big Bang" is not to be found here except in the most general terms. Hoyle's persistence in the "Steady State Universe" in the face of building and eventually overwhelming evidence supporting the "Big Bang" is one of the most fascinating episodes of his career. While "The Scientific Legacy of Fred Hoyle" represents a useful tribute to the life of an esteemed colleague, it leaves open more questions than it answers.
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