{"product_id":"9789814436144","title":"Journey With Fred Hoyle, A (2nd Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the author's unique scientific journey with one of the most remarkable men of 20th century science. The journey begins in Sri Lanka, the author's native country, with his childhood acquaintance with Fred Hoyle's writings. The action then moves to Cambridge, where the famous Hoyle–Wickramasinghe collaborations begin. A research programme which was started in 1962 on the carbonaceous nature of interstellar dust leads, over the next two decades, to developments that are continued in both Cambridge and Cardiff. These developments prompt Hoyle and the author to postulate the organic theory of cosmic dust (which is now generally accepted), and then to challenge one of the most cherished paradigms of contemporary science — the theory that life originated on Earth in a warm primordial soup.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition examines the many scientific developments that have transpired since the first edition was published. The discovery of bacteria in the upper reaches of the atmosphere, biological signatures in meteorites, spectroscopy of high-z galaxies and more all mesh with many of the ideas that had their origin in the first edition. Pushing into the future, the updated text examines the many experiments and probes currently operating or planned that will shed more light on the theory of planetary panspermia. \u003ci\u003eA Journey with Fred Hoyle\u003c\/i\u003e is an intriguing book that delineates the progress of a collaboration spanning 40 years, through a sequence of personal reflections, anecdotes and reminiscences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigins: Prelude to the Journey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCambridge and a First Meeting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Hike in the Lake District\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBetwixt the Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Route to Carbon Dust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Theory Takes Shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Institute of Astronomy: The Vintage Years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinds of Change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cardiff Era\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Search for Cosmic Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLife from Comets and Pathogens from Space\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Signs of Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBacterial Dust Predictions Verified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLife on the Planets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvolution from Space\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheories of Trial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Fossil Controversy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComet Halley and Its Legacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlternative Cosmologies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Last Decade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e General readers and students of the history of science.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185287250160,"sku":"9789814436144","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814436144_p0.jpg?v=1763691043","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814436144","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}