A journey with Fred Hoyle /

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This is the story of the author's unique scientific journey with one of the most remarkable men of 20th century science. The journey begins in Sri Lanka, the author's native country, with his childhood acquaintance with Fred Hoyle's writings. The action then moves to Cambridge, where...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wickramasinghe, Chandra, 1939-
Otros Autores: Wickramasinghe, Kamala
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2013.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
Wickramasinghe, Chandra, > 1939-
Hoyle, Fred, > 1915-2001.
Wickramasinghe, Nalin Chandra, > 1939-
Hoyle, Fred, > Sir.
Hoyle, Fred, > 1915-2001
Astronomers > Biography.
Life > Origin.
Cosmic dust.
Astronomes > Biographies.
Vie > Origines.
Poussière cosmique.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
Astronomers
Cosmic dust
Life > Origin
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. Origins: prelude to the journey
  • ch. 2. Cambridge and a first meeting
  • ch. 3. A hike in the Lake District
  • ch. 4. Betwixt the stars
  • ch. 5. The route to carbon dust
  • ch. 6. A theory takes shape
  • ch. 7. The Institute of Astronomy: the vintage years
  • ch. 8. Winds of change
  • ch. 9. The Cardiff era
  • ch. 10. The search for cosmic life
  • ch. 11. Life from comets and pathogens from space
  • ch. 12. First signs of life
  • ch. 13. Bacterial dust predictions verified
  • ch. 14. Life on the planets
  • ch. 15. Evolution from space
  • ch. 16. Theories of trial
  • ch. 17. A fossil controversy
  • ch. 18. Comet Halley and its legacy
  • ch. 19. Alternative cosmologies
  • ch. 20. The last decade.

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