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EXHIBITION NOW SHOWING  1st November 2005 - early January 2006
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Fred Hoyle's Universe Oxford University Press, UK - 26 May 2005
"[Jane Gregory] has a rare ability to combine a high level of historical scholarship with some very interesting ideas on the public understanding of science, all expressed in a highly readable narrative. " - Dr Andrew Warwick (History of Science, Imperial College London). "Among all British scientists, Fred Hoyle must be one of the most promising subjects for a biography. This is [because of] the importance and originality of his research; the fact that his science covers themes that attract wide public interest; and his role as one of the outstanding publicists of science." - Sir Martin Rees. FRS (Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University ___________________________________________________
A Journey with Fred Hoyle - The Search for Cosmic Life World Scientific Publishing, UK - 15 April 2005
A Journey with Fred Hoyle is an intriguing book that traces the progress of a collaboration spanning 40 years, through a sequence of personal reflections, anecdotes and reminiscences. Ideas that were thought heretical 25 years ago are now quietly slipping into the domain of orthodox science. "This is the story of the remarkable 40-year friendship and scientific collaboration between the British astrophysicist Fred Hoyle and the Sri Lankan mathematician and astronomer Chandra Wickramasinghe … The work they are most famous for is their painstaking building of the case for a cosmic origin of life. Wickramasinghe and Hoyle's picture of a galaxy teeming with life is a stunning one … The scientific community has come a long way towards Hoyle and Wickramasinghe's position, wholeheartedly embracing the idea of planetary panspermia." - New Scientist. "... An enlightening account of a 40-year scientific collaboration between two remarkable men." - Sir Martin Rees. Astronomer Royal "The Hoyle-Wickramasinghe collaboration was notable for the daring leaps over knowledge gaps they were prepared to make. This book is a valuable guide to their corpus, and can serve as a source of ideas and speculations." - International Journal of Astrobiology. ___________________________________________________
Fred Hoyle - A Life in Science Aurum Press, UK - 31 March 2005
"An elegantly written and thoroughly documented biography of a great and immensely influential scientist who was a fascinating personality as well." - Sir Martin Rees, author of Our Final Hour and Our Cosmic Habitat. "Fred Hoyle was a towering figure in 20th century astronomy and cosmology, and one of the most successful scientific communicators of his time. This is the first comprehensive exploration of both the science and the man, told by one of the few living writers equally familiar with both." - Lawrence M. Krauss, author of The Physics of Star Trek and Atom: An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth ... And Beyond. "(Mitton's) lively writing and extensive research bring to life this important figure in the development of modern astronomy." - Publishers Weekly ___________________________________________________
Big Bang Fourth Estate, UK - October 4 2004 Albert Einstein once said: 'The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible'. Simon Singh believes geniuses like Einstein are not the only people able to grasp the physics that underlies the universe. We all can. As well as explaining what the Big Bang theory actually is, the book addresses why cosmologists believe that it is an accurate description of the origin of the universe. It also tells the story of the brilliant and eccentric scientists who fought against the establishment idea of an eternal and unchanging universe. Simon Singh, renowned for making difficult ideas much less difficult than they seem, is the perfect guide to this journey. Everybody has heard of the Big Bang theory, but how many of us can actually claim to understand it? With characteristic clarity and a narrative peppered with anecdotes and personal histories of those who have struggled to understand creation, Simon Singh has written the story of the most important theory ever. "This book is a blast. You would expect Simon Singh to be cosmic, mind-expanding and munificent with history and ideas. But besides all that, who knew that the Big Bang could be so much fun?" - James Gleick, author of Chaos and Isaac Newton "Wonderfully entertaining." - Sunday Telegraph "[Singh] is a gifted expositor, ready to venture to places other science popularisers don't even try to reach." - The Mail on Sunday ___________________________________________________ NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES ___________________________________________________ 29 April 2005 The Times Higher Education Supplement A feature providing an insight into the collaboration between Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe written by Professor Wickramasinghe. ___________________________________________________ TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTS ___________________________________________________ 28 April 2005 16.00 - 18.00 BST BBC Radio 4 Interview with two of Fred Hoyle's biographers Simon Mitton and Jane Gregory "The Material World". ___________________________________________________ |
