Fred Hoyle

Sir Fred Hoyle (June 24, 1915 in Yorkshire – August 20in Bournemouth, England, 2001) was a British astronomer, notable for a number of his theories that run counter to current astronomical opinion, and a writer of science fiction, including a number of books co-authored by his son Geoffrey Hoyle. He spent most of his working life at the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge, and was director of the institute for a number of years.

Fiction works

• The Black Cloud, 1957
• Ossian's Ride, 1959
• A for Andromeda, 1962
• Fifth Planet, 1963 (co-authored with Geoffrey Hoyle)
• Andromeda Breakthrough, 1965 (co-authored with John Elliott)
• October the First Is Too Late, 1966
• Element 79, 1967
• Seven Steps to the Sun, 1970 (co-authored with Geoffrey Hoyle)
• The Inferno, 10/1973 (co-authored with Geoffrey Hoyle)
• The Molecule Men and the Monster of Loch Ness, 1973 (co-authored with Geoffrey Hoyle)
• Into Deepest Space, 1974 (co-authored with Geoffrey Hoyle)
• The Incandescent Ones, 1977 (co-authored with Geoffrey Hoyle)
• The Westminster Disaster, 10/1978 (co-authored with Geoffrey Hoyle)
• Comet Halley, 11/1985