The Scientific Legacy of Fred Hoyle [Hardcover]

This book looks at the influence Fred Hoyle's research has had on advances in astronomy and cosmology.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.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.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.Introduction M. Rees; 1. Fred Hoyle's major work in the context of astronomy and astrophysics today W. L. W. Sargent; 2. Sir Fred Hoyle and the theory of the synthesis of the elements D. Arnett; 3. Fred Hoyle: contributions to the theory of galaxy formation G. Efstathiou; 4. Highlights of Fred HoyllS+