Sir Fred Hoyle, F.R.S. (1915-2001), renowned astronomer, cosmologist, writer, broadcaster, and television personality, was born in Bingley, Yorkshire and educated at Bingley Grammar School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. A Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, he was a university lecturer in Mathematics before becoming Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy (1958-73) and Director of the Cambridge Institute of Theoretical Astronomy, which he founded (1967-73). In 1969 he was elected an associate member of the American National Academy of Science - the highest U.S. honour for non-American scientists. In 1974 he was awarded a Royal Medal by Her Majesty the Queen in recognition of his distinguished contributions to theoretical physics and cosmology and in 1997 shared the Crafoord Prize for his contribution to the understanding of the nuclear process in stars. Other notable fiction include Ossian's Ride, October the First is Too Late and Comet Halley.
One of the greatest works of science fiction ever written --
Richard Dawkins
Hoyle's enduring insights into stars, nucleosynthesis, and the
large-scale universe rank among the greatest achievements of
20th-century astrophysics ... His theories were unfailingly
stimulating, even when they proved transient. He will be remembered
with fond gratitude not only by colleagues and students, but by a
much wider community who knew him through his talks and writings.
-- Sir Martin Rees * Obit in Physics Today *
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