Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and author (died 2001)

Fred Hoyle

English astronomer (1915–2001)

Sir Fred Hoyle (24 June 1915 – 20 August 2001) was an English astronomer who formulated the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and was one of the authors of the influential B2FH paper. He also held controversial stances on other scientific matters—in particular his rejection of…