The Nature of the Universe: A Series of Broadcast Lectures by Fred Hoyle (Basil Blackwell, 1950) I think that within 100 years it may indeed be possible to leave the Earth, or at any rate for rockets containing radio-operated cameras to do so. Fred Hoyle (1950) 1950. Seventy-two years ago. That is just within living… Continue reading Fred amongst the Stars
Month: October 2022
At the Cutting Edge
This is the history of an idea that was once revolutionary and that continues to shape the modern world.
The Queen is Dead, long live …
The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes (Picador, 2017) A story as old as time bears retelling. A mother’s grief, star-crossed lovers, and two generations of strife and tragedy – there is so much drama in the story of Queen Jocasta and King Oedipus that it holds up to interpretation and adaption from age to… Continue reading The Queen is Dead, long live …