Geoffrey Hoyle
Geoffrey Hoyle was an English science fiction writer, who co-wrote with his father, the astronomer Fred Hoyle. About half of Fred Hoyle's science fiction works were co-written with his son.
Biography
He was educated at Bryanston School in Dorset, and then entered Cambridge where he read Economics. After 1964, Hoyle worked in London in the field of modern communications and the film/television industry.He worked as a scientific advisor to some television series such as Timeslip.
In 2010, his book 2010: Living in the Future was popularised by a blog which compared Hoyle's 38-year-old predictions with the reality of modern life. This led to a Facebook campaign to track down Hoyle and talk to him about his visions.
Works
With his father, Fred Hoyle:Fifth Planet Rockets in Ursa Major, based on a play by FredSeven Steps to the Sun The Inferno The Molecule Men and the Monster of Loch Ness, short story collectionInto Deepest Space The Incandescent Ones The Westminster Disaster Commonsense in Nuclear Energy, non-fiction- The Professor Gamma series
- * The Energy Pirate
- * The Frozen Planet of Azuron
- * The Giants of Universal Park
- * The Planet of Death
As sole author:2010: Living in the Future, illustrated by Alasdair AndersonDisaster Flight , illustrated by Gerald Witcomb