Fred Hoyle: An Online Exhibition

Honours and Medals

Crafoord Prize

In 1997 Fred Hoyle was awarded the in Astronomy and Mathematics for his 鈥減ioneering contributions to the study of nuclear processes in stars and stellar evolution鈥. The joint recipient of the award was Edwin E. Salpeter, J.G. White Professor Emeritus of Physical Sciences at Cornell University.

Kalinga Prize | Sir Fred | Royal Medal | Crafoord Prize

Obverse of Hoyle's Crafoord Prize medal, showing portraits of Anna-Greta and Holger Crafoord

Obverse of the Medal | Reverse of the Medal

Hoyle's Youth | Hoyle in Cambridge | Steady-State Universe | Stellar Nucleosynthesis | Hoyle vs Ryle | Institute of Theoretical Astronomy | Hoyle on the Radio | Hoyle the Writer | Hoyle the Polymath | Honours and Medals

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