Plumian Professorship Ends
Hoyle's tenure as Cambridge's Plumian Professor ended.
Role range: 1958-1972
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Fred Hoyle Biography and Timeline — Page 3
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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1972
1973
Radio Source Counts in Cosmology
Hoyle published a further assessment of radio-source counts and their cosmological interpretation.
Role range: 1915-2001
Anglo-Australian Telescope Board
Chairs the Anglo-Australian Telescope board during the telescope's inauguration period.
Role range: 1973-1974
Resignation from Institute
Resigns as director of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy.
Role range: 1967-1973
Honorary Fellowship
St John's College elected Hoyle as an honorary fellow.
Role range: 1973-2001
1974
Royal Medal
Receives the Royal Medal of the Royal Society.
Role range: 1915-2001
Action at a Distance in Physics and Cosmology
Hoyle and Narlikar published a systematic account of action-at-a-distance theories in physics and cosmology.
Role range: 1915-2001
1975
Cardiff University
Hoyle became an honorary professor at the University of Wales in Cardiff.
Role range: 1975-2001
1977
Klumpke-Roberts Award
Receives the Klumpke-Roberts Award for public understanding of astronomy.
Role range: 1915-2001
Carbonaceous Material in Galaxy
Hoyle and Wickramasinghe investigated the origin and nature of carbon-rich material in the Galaxy.
Role range: 1915-2001
On Stonehenge
Hoyle published On Stonehenge, presenting an astronomical interpretation of the prehistoric monument.
Role range: 1915-2001
1978
Comets Ice Ages and Catastrophes
Hoyle and Wickramasinghe proposed links among cometary encounters, climatic change, and ecological catastrophes.
Role range: 1915-2001
Lifecloud
Hoyle and Wickramasinghe published Lifecloud about possible cosmic origins and dispersal of life.
Role range: 1915-2001
1979
Diseases from Space
Publishes Diseases from Space with Chandra Wickramasinghe.
Role range: 1915-2001
1980
Space Travelers
Publishes Space Travelers with Chandra Wickramasinghe on the origins of life.
Role range: 1915-2001
American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society elected Hoyle to membership.
Role range: 1980-2001
1981
Evolution from Space
Publishes Evolution from Space with Chandra Wickramasinghe, extending their panspermia arguments.
Role range: 1915-2001
1982
Universe Past and Present Reflections
Hoyle published a retrospective review of his cosmological ideas and astronomical research.
Role range: 1915-2001
1983
What Is a Spiral Galaxy
Hoyle published an analysis of the structure and physical nature of spiral galaxies.
Role range: 1915-2001
Honorary Fellowship
Emmanuel College elected Hoyle as an honorary fellow.
Role range: 1983-2001
1986
Life as a Cosmic Phenomenon
Hoyle and Wickramasinghe argued in Nature that life should be considered a cosmic phenomenon.
Role range: 1915-2001
ADION Medal
Hoyle received the ADION Medal for his astronomical work.
Role range: 1915-2001
1988
Causes of Ice Ages
Hoyle published a paper examining astronomical mechanisms that might contribute to ice ages.
Role range: 1915-2001
1990
Alternative Extragalactic Universe
Hoyle joined Halton Arp, Geoffrey Burbidge, Narlikar, and Wickramasinghe in presenting an alternative interpretation of the extragalactic universe.
Role range: 1915-2001
1992
Planck Fireball Element Synthesis
Hoyle examined possible light-element synthesis in extremely energetic Planck-scale fireballs.
Role range: 1915-2001
Karl Schwarzschild Medal
The Astronomische Gesellschaft awarded Hoyle the Karl Schwarzschild Medal.
Role range: 1915-2001
1993
Quasi-Steady-State Cosmology
Hoyle, Geoffrey Burbidge, and Narlikar proposed a quasi-steady-state model with episodic creation of matter.
Role range: 1915-2001
1994
Balzan Prize
Hoyle shared the Balzan Prize for pioneering contributions to the theory of stellar evolution.
Role range: 1915-2001
Astrophysical Deductions from QSSC
Hoyle and his collaborators developed observational consequences of quasi-steady-state cosmology.
Role range: 1915-2001
1995
Cosmology and Action at a Distance
Hoyle and Narlikar reviewed action-at-a-distance electrodynamics and its applications to cosmology.
Role range: 1915-2001
1997
Crafoord Prize Ceremony
Hoyle received the Crafoord Prize for pioneering work on nuclear processes in stars and stellar evolution.
Role range: 1915-2001
Crafoord Prize
Receives the Crafoord Prize for contributions to astrophysics.
Role range: 1915-2001
2000
Different Approach to Cosmology
Publishes A Different Approach to Cosmology with Burbidge and Narlikar.
Role range: 1915-2001
2001
Death of Fred Hoyle
Dies in Bournemouth after suffering strokes in later life.
Role range: 1915-2001
Records, sources and methodology
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