Element 79

by Fred Hoyle

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41 • The Magnetosphere • shortstory by Fred Hoyle
49 • A Play's the Thing • shortstory by Fred Hoyle
58 • Cattle Trucks • shortstory by Fred Hoyle
65 • Welcome to Slippage City • shortstory by Fred Hoyle
81 • The Ax • shortstory by Fred Hoyle
86 • Agent 38 • shortstory by Fred Hoyle
93 • The Martians • shortstory by Fred Hoyle
120 • Shortsighted • shortstory by Fred Hoyle
123 • A Jury of Five • shortstory by Fred Hoyle
142 • Blackmail • (1967) • shortstory by Fred Hoyle
148 • Element 79 • shortstory by Fred Hoyle
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172 • The Operation • shortstory by Fred Hoyle

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Short Stories

143 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1967

About the author

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'.