A journey with Fred Hoyle /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

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...

Descripción completa

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
Descripción
Sumario: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 the famous Hoyle-Wickramasinghe collaborations begin. A research programme which was started in 1962 on the carbonaceous nature of interstellar dust leads, over the next two decades, to developments that are continued in both Cambridge and Cardiff. These developments prompt Hoyle and the author to postulate the or.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789814436137
9814436135

Ejemplares similares