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Diseases from space
Book • 1979
Diseases from Space, co-authored by Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe, presents the controversial hypothesis that certain diseases, including influenza and polio, originate in space and are transmitted to Earth via cometary dust.
The book challenges conventional views of disease transmission, arguing that some epidemics are caused by extraterrestrial pathogens.
Hoyle and Wickramasinghe present evidence from epidemiology, astronomy, and microbiology to support their claims.
They suggest that cometary dust particles containing microorganisms can enter the Earth's atmosphere, causing outbreaks of disease.
The book's claims have been met with skepticism from the scientific community.
The book challenges conventional views of disease transmission, arguing that some epidemics are caused by extraterrestrial pathogens.
Hoyle and Wickramasinghe present evidence from epidemiology, astronomy, and microbiology to support their claims.
They suggest that cometary dust particles containing microorganisms can enter the Earth's atmosphere, causing outbreaks of disease.
The book's claims have been met with skepticism from the scientific community.
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Brian Keating
The Man Who Named the Big Bang… and Hated It! Fred Hoyle
