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Fred Hoyle

Fred Hoyle
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Sir Fred Hoyle (24 June 1915 – 20 August 2001) was an English astronomer. With Margaret and Geoffrey Burbidge and William Alfred Fowler, he formulated the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis in the influential B2FH paper.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Charles Hard TownesJuly 28, 1915 – January 27, 2015
  2. Clifford ShullSeptember 23, 1915 – March 31, 2001
  3. Fred Hoyle (this page)June 24, 1915 – August 20, 2001
  4. Norman Foster RamseyAugust 27, 1915 – November 4, 2011
  5. Philip MorrisonNovember 7, 1915 – April 22, 2005
  6. Robert HofstadterFebruary 5, 1915 – November 17, 1990

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