Fred Hoyle's Universe : Proceedings of a Conference Celebrating Fred Hoyle's Extraordinary Contributions to Science 25-26 June 2002, Cardiff University, United Kingdom

Wickramasinghe, N. C. (EDT); Burbidge, Geoffrey (EDT); Narlikar, Jayant V. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1402014155 / ISBN 13: 9781402014154

Published by Springer, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fred Hoyle's Universe : Proceedings of a Conference Celebrating Fred Hoyle's Extraordinary Contributions to Science 25-26 June 2002, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1402014155
• ISBN 13: 9781402014154
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This volume contains papers presented at an international conference to celebrate Fred Hoyle's monumental contributions to astronomy, astrophysics and astrobiology and more generally to humanity and culture. The contributed articles highlight the important aspects of his scientific life and show how much of an example and inspiration he has been for over three generations in the 20th century.

Review

Fred Hoyle’s Universe, edited by C. Wickramasinghe, G. Burbridge and J. Narlikar. ISBN 1-4020-1415-5                                                                                          ‘This book is a joy to have. It is a marvelous tribute to the life and achievements of Fred Hoyle, written by those who knew him first hand, wether as wartime colleagues, research students, or employees.’ (Simon Mitton)  A&G vol. 45, 2004