Nuclear Cosmochronology
Hoyle and William Fowler studied radioactive nuclei as clocks for estimating the ages of the Galaxy and Solar System.
Role range: 1915-2001
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Fred Hoyle Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Fred Hoyle through 114 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Fred Hoyle, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1960–1972Years on this page
1960
1961
Radio Source Counts
Hoyle and Jayant Narlikar examined radio-source counts as a test of steady-state cosmology.
Role range: 1915-2001
Television Science Fiction Collaboration
Hoyle supplied the scientific story underlying the BBC television serial A for Andromeda.
Role range: 1915-2001
1962
The Andromeda Breakthrough
The sequel The Andromeda Breakthrough begins broadcast on BBC television.
Role range: 1915-2001
Interstellar Graphite Grains
Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe proposed graphite particles as an important component of interstellar dust.
Role range: 1915-2001
A for Andromeda Book
Hoyle and John Elliot published a novel based on the television story A for Andromeda.
Role range: 1915-2001
1963
Strong Radio Sources
Hoyle and William Fowler investigated physical explanations for powerful extragalactic radio sources.
Role range: 1915-2001
1964
Hoyle-Narlikar Gravity
Develops an alternative theory of gravitation with Jayant Narlikar addressing inertia and cosmology.
Role range: 1915-2001
Mach's Principle
Uses the Hoyle-Narlikar theory to incorporate Mach's principle into gravitation.
Role range: 1915-2001
Relativistic Astrophysics
Hoyle joined Geoffrey and Margaret Burbidge and William Fowler in analysing compact objects and relativistic astrophysical processes.
Role range: 1915-2001
Cosmic Helium Abundance
Hoyle and Richard Tayler argued that stellar processes alone could not explain the observed cosmic helium abundance.
Role range: 1915-2001
Neutrino Processes in Massive Stars
Hoyle and Fowler studied neutrino losses, pair formation, and late evolutionary stages of massive stars.
Role range: 1915-2001
New Theory of Gravitation
Hoyle and Narlikar published a gravitational theory incorporating Machian ideas about inertia.
Role range: 1915-2001
Time-Symmetric Electrodynamics
Hoyle and Narlikar linked time-symmetric electrodynamics with the cosmological arrow of time.
Role range: 1915-2001
1965
Recent Developments in Cosmology
Hoyle reviewed contemporary cosmological observations and defended alternatives to finite-age universe models.
Role range: 1915-2001
Nucleosynthesis in Massive Stars
Hoyle and Fowler published a monograph on nucleosynthesis in massive stars and supernovae.
Role range: 1915-2001
1966
Nature of Quasi-Stellar Sources
Hoyle and Geoffrey Burbidge examined energetic models for quasars and their observed redshifts.
Role range: 1915-2001
Quasar Line Spectra
Hoyle collaborated on interpreting the emission-line spectra of quasi-stellar objects.
Role range: 1915-2001
1967
High-Temperature Element Synthesis
Hoyle, Robert Wagoner, and William Fowler analysed element synthesis at extremely high temperatures.
Role range: 1915-2001
Institute of Theoretical Astronomy
Becomes founding director of Cambridge's Institute of Theoretical Astronomy.
Role range: 1967-1973
Founding of Institute of Theoretical Astronomy
Hoyle founded Cambridge's Institute of Theoretical Astronomy and became its first director.
Role range: 1967-1972
Kalinga Prize
UNESCO awarded Hoyle the Kalinga Prize for communicating science through broadcasts, lectures, and writing.
Role range: 1915-2001
Science Research Council
Hoyle began serving as a member of the United Kingdom Science Research Council.
Role range: 1967-1972
1968
Bakerian Medal
Receives the Royal Society's Bakerian Medal.
Role range: 1915-2001
RAS Gold Medal
Receives the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Role range: 1915-2001
Bakerian Lecture
Hoyle delivered the Royal Society's Bakerian Lecture in the physical sciences.
Role range: 1915-2001
1969
National Academy of Sciences
The United States National Academy of Sciences elected Hoyle as a foreign associate.
Role range: 1969-2001
Jansky Lectureship
Gives the Jansky Lectureship before the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
Role range: 1915-2001
Interstellar Grains
Hoyle and Wickramasinghe published further work on the physical properties of interstellar grains.
Role range: 1915-2001
Jansky Lecture
Hoyle delivered the Jansky Lecture on the relationship between astronomy and physics.
Role range: 1915-2001
1970
Bruce Medal
Receives the Bruce Medal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
Role range: 1915-2001
Radio Galaxies and Cosmology
Hoyle and Geoffrey Burbidge studied radio-galaxy source counts and redshift distributions as cosmological tests.
Role range: 1915-2001
Lithium Beryllium and Boron
Hoyle, Hubert Reeves, and Fowler examined cosmic-ray production of lithium, beryllium, and boron in stars.
Role range: 1915-2001
1971
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
Receives the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship from the American Astronomical Society.
Role range: 1915-2001
Russell Lecture
The American Astronomical Society recognised Hoyle's lifetime astronomical research with its Russell Lectureship.
Role range: 1915-2001
Royal Astronomical Society
Serves as President of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Role range: 1971-1973
RAS Presidency Begins
Hoyle began a two-year term as President of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Role range: 1971-1973
1972
Knighthood
Knighted for services to astronomy.
Role range: 1972-2001
Retirement from Cambridge
Hoyle retired from his formal Cambridge posts after disputes over university science policy.
Role range: 1915-2001
Manchester University
Hoyle became an honorary research professor at the University of Manchester.
Role range: 1972-2001
Records, sources and methodology
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