Boots, boxes and books: the life and work of Fred Hoyle

Description:	Talk given on 19 March 2011 as part of Cambridge Science Festival. Fred Hoyle was one of the twentieth century's most creative and controversial scientists. A collection of his personal papers and artefacts was donated to St John's College Library in 2002. Find out about Hoyle's scientific career and personality in this talk about some of the most interesting items in the Hoyle Collection.


Created:	2011-03-10 10:10
Collection:	St John's College Library
Publisher:	St John's College, Cambridge
Copyright:	Master and Fellows of St John's College, Cambridge
Language:	eng (English)
Keywords:	hoyle; fred hoyle; astronomy; astrophysics; History of Science; archive; library;


Abstract:	Professor Sir Fred Hoyle FRS (1915-2001) was an astronomer, physicist, science fiction author and much more besides. For the years from March 2008 until March 2011 Katie Birkwood, Hoyle Project Associate, catalogued a collection of his personal papers and artefacts at St John's College Library. Working through 150 boxes of papers there were more than a few surprises. Find out which are the most intriguing, unexpected, and revealing items in a collection spanning the life and career of one of the twentieth century's most creative and controversial scientists.

Abstract:

Professor Sir Fred Hoyle FRS (1915-2001) was an astronomer, physicist, science fiction author and much more besides. For the years from March 2008 until March 2011 Katie Birkwood, Hoyle Project Associate, catalogued a collection of his personal papers and artefacts at St John's College Library. Working through 150 boxes of papers there were more than a few surprises. Find out which are the most intriguing, unexpected, and revealing items in a collection spanning the life and career of one of the twentieth century's most creative and controversial scientists.