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Fred Hoyle

Born

in Gilstead, Bingley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, The United Kingdom

June 24, 1915

Died

August 20, 2001

Website

http://www.fredhoyle.com/

Genre

Science, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Professor Sir Fred Hoyle was one of the most distinguished, creative, and controversial scientists of the twentieth century. He was a Fellow of St John’s College (1939-1972, Honorary Fellow 1973-2001), was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1957, held the Plumian Chair of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy (1958-1972), established the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy in Cambridge (now part of the Institute of Astronomy), and (in 1972) received a knighthood for his services to astronomy.

Hoyle was a keen mountain climber, an avid player of chess, a science fiction writer, a populariser of science, and the man who coined the phrase 'The Big Bang'. ...more

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Average rating: 3.74 · 9,215 ratings · 1,174 reviews · 115 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Black Cloud 3.90 avg rating — 5,574 ratings — published 1957 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A for Andromeda by Fred Hoyle, John Elliot 3.59 avg rating — 856 ratings — published 1962 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	October the First Is Too Late 3.43 avg rating — 535 ratings — published 1966 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fifth Planet 3.42 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 1963 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ossian's Ride 3.26 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 1959 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Andromeda Breakthrough 3.12 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 1962 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Andromeda Anthology (Andromeda, #1-2) by Fred Hoyle, John Elliot 3.50 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into Deepest Space by Fred Hoyle, Geoffrey Hoyle, Peter Tybus (Illustrator) 3.14 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1974 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rockets in Ursa Major by Fred Hoyle, Geoffrey Hoyle 2.94 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 1969 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Intelligent Universe: A New View of Creation and Evolution 4.02 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1983 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards.”
― Fred Hoyle

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“It isn't the Universe that's following our logic, it's we that are constructed in accordance with the logic of the Universe. And that gives what I might call a definition of intelligent life: something that reflects the basic structure of the Universe.”
― Fred Hoyle, The Black Cloud

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“When I was young, the old regarded me as an outrageous young fellow, and now that I'm old the young regard me as an outrageous old fellow.”
― Fred Hoyle

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