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200 12$aA journey with Fred Hoyle$b[electronic resource] $ethe search for cosmic life /$fChandra Wickramasinghe ; edited by Kamala Wickramasinghe
210   $aHackensack, N.J. $cWorld Scientific$dc2005
215   $a1 online resource (245 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a981-238-912-1 
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-220) and index.
327   $aForeword; Contents; Prologue; Chapter 1 Origins: Prelude to the Journey; Chapter 2 Cambridge and a First Meeting; Chapter 3 A Hike in the Lake District; Chapter 4 Betwixt the Stars; Chapter 5 The Route to Carbon Dust; Chapter 6 A Theory Takes Shape; Chapter 7 The Institute of Astronomy: The Vintage Years; Chapter 8 Winds of Change; Chapter 9 The Cardiff Era; Chapter 10 The Search for Cosmic Life; Chapter 11 Life from Comets and Pathogens from Space; Chapter 12 First Signs of Life; Chapter 13 Bacterial Dust Predictions Verified; Chapter 14 Life on the Planets; Chapter 15 Evolution from Space
327   $aChapter 16 Theories of TrialChapter 17 A Fossil Controversy; Chapter 18 Comet Halley and its Legacy; Chapter 19 Alternative Cosmologies; Chapter 20 The Last Decade; Bibliography; Technical Papers; Books; Index
330   $aThis is the story of the author's unique scientific journey with oneof the most remarkable men of 20th century science. The journey beginsin Sri Lanka, the author's native country, with his childhoodacquaintance with Fred Hoyle's writings. The action then moves toCambridge, where the famous Hoyle-Wickramasinghe collaborationsbegin.
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