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Hermann Bondi

Astronomy

Hermann Bondi was an Austrian-born British mathematician and cosmologist who, with Thomas Gold, proposed the steady-state theory of the universe in 1948, reasoning from the perfect cosmological principle that the universe looks the same at all times as well as from all places. The theory was largely abandoned after the 1965 discovery of the cosmic microwave background, which the rival big bang theory had predicted and steady-state theory could not satisfactorily explain.

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Birth Year
1919 1
Death Date
2005-09-10 2
Death Year
2005 1
Field
Mathematics and cosmology 1
Death Place
Cambridge, United Kingdom 2
Nationality
United Kingdom 2
Birthplace
Vienna, Austria 2
Field
Field (category)
Mathematics 1
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Proposed

Bondi co-authored the 1948 steady-state paper with Thomas Gold, reasoning from the perfect cosmological principle.

Source Steady-State Model (Wikipedia)

Works In

Cosmology, Disciplines
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Nationality

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1. Hermann Bondi (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    Sir Hermann Bondi (1 November 1919-10 September 2005) was an Austrian-British mathematician and cosmologist.
  • Member Of: King's College London, Infobox, workplaces
    Infobox workplaces: King's College London; University of Cambridge
  • Works In: Mathematics, Lead sentence
    Sir Hermann Bondi (1 November 1919-10 September 2005) was an Austrian-British mathematician and cosmologist.
  • Works In: Cosmology, Lead sentence
    Sir Hermann Bondi (1 November 1919-10 September 2005) was an Austrian-British mathematician and cosmologist.
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2. Hermann Bondi (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +2005-09-10T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United Kingdom
    Q145
  • P20 (place of death): Cambridge, United Kingdom
    Q350
  • P19 (place of birth): Vienna, Austria
    Q1741
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Steady-State Model (Wikipedia)
WikipediaProposed: Steady State TheoryView the Source
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