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1915 – 2001Fred Hoyle (1915-2001)Died 20 August 2001, aged 86Hoyle was an astronomer who explained how stars forge the chemical elements, work for which a Nobel Prize later went to a collaborator. He championed the steady-state theory of the universe and coined the term Big Bang for the rival model he rejected. He also wrote science fiction.