I wonder which "big scientist" on this bbs has a bibliography that compares to this? Go put on your duct tape and canvas space suits, because that is what you think real space research is. Talk about geeks with an agenda, its all about cash - not Mars.

Say what you like about Hoyle and Wickramasinghe, their body of published works make pale any so-called scientist posting on this bbs:

HOYLE - WICKRAMASINGHE

BIBLIOGRAPHY CONCERNING PANSPERMIA

A: Popular articles and books

1. "Does epidemic disease come from space?", Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe, New Scientist, 17 November 1977

2. "Influenza from space?", Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe, New Scientist, 28 September 1978

3. "Where the microbes boldly went", Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe, New Scientist, 13 August 1981

4. "Lifecloud: the origin of life in the galaxy", Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe (J.M. Dent Lond, 1978)

4. "Diseases from Space", Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe (J.M. Dent Lond, 1979)

5. "Space Travellers: the bringers of life", Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe (Univ.Coll.Cardiff Press, 1981)

6. "Evolution from Space", Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe (J.M. Dent, Lond, 1981)

7. "Is Life an Astronomical Phenomenon?", Chandra Wickramasinghe (Univ.Coll.Cardiff Press, 1982)

8. "Cosmic Lifeforce", Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe (J.M Dent, Lond, 1988)

9. Archaeopteryx - The Primordial Bird: A case of fossil forgery, Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe (Christopher Davies, Swansea, 1986)

10. "Our Place in the Cosmos", Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, Lond, 1993)

11. "Life on Mars? The case for a cosmic heritage", Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe (Clinical Press, Bristol, 1997)

12. "Astronomical Origins of Life: Steps toward Panspermia" (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000)

Technical books and papers

1. "On graphite particles as interstellar grains", F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, M.N.R.A.S., 124,417,1962

2. "Interstellar Grains", N.C. Wickramasinghe (Chapman & Hall, Lond, 1967)

3. "Interstellar grains", F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 223, 459, 1969

4. "Light Scattering Functions for Small Particles with Applications in Astronomy", N.C. Wickramasinghe (J. Wiley, NY, 1973)

5 "Formaldehyde polymers in interstellar space", N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 252, 462,1974

6. "Polyoxymethylene polymers as interstellar grains", N.C. Wickramasinghe, M.N.R.A.S., 170, 11P,1974

7. "Formaldehyde polymers in comets", N.C. Wickramasinghe and V. Vanysek, Astrophys. Sp.Sc., 33, L19,1975

8. "Composition of cometary dust: the case against silicates" D.A. Mendis and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 37, L13, 1975

9. "Primitive grain clumps and organic compounds in carbonaceous chondrites", F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 264, 45, 1976

10. "Organic molecules in interstellar dust: a possible spectral signature at 2200A?", N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle and K. Nandy, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 47, L1, 1977

11. "Polysaccharides and the infrared spectrum of OH26.5+0.6", F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, M.N.R.A.S., 181 51P,1977

12. "Spectroscopic evidence for interstellar grain clumps in meteoritic inclusions", A. Sakata, N. Nakagawa, T. Iguchi, S. Isobe, M. Morimoto, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 266, 241, 1977

13. "Pre-biotic molecules in Martian dust clouds", H.Abadi and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 267, 687, 1977

14. "Polysaccharides and the infrared spectra of galactic sources", F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 268, 610, 1977

15. "Prebiotic polymers and infrared spectra of galactic sources", N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle, J. Brooks, and G. Shaw, Nature, 269, 674, 1977

16. "Identification of the 2200A interstellar absorption feature", F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 270, 323, 1977

17. "Origin and nature of carbonaceous material in the galaxy", F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 270, 701,1977

18. "Identification of interstellar polysaccharides and related hydrocarbons", F. Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and A.H. Olavesen, Nature, 271, 229,1978

19. "Calculations of infrared fluxes from galactic sources for a polysaccharide grain model", F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci.,53, 489,1978

20. "Comets, ice ages and ecological catastrophes", F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 53, 523,1978

21. "Biochemical chromophores and the interstellar extinction at ultraviolet wavelengths", F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 65, 241, 1979

22. "On the nature of interstellar grains", F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 66, 77,1979

23. "Organic grains in space", F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 69, 511, 1980

24. "Organic material and the 1.54 micron spectra of galactic sources", F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 72, 183,1980

25. "Dry polysaccharides and the infrared spectrum of OH26.5+0.6", F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 72, 247, 1980

26. "Evidence for interstellar biochemicals", F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, in Giant Molecular Clouds in the Galaxy, ed. P.M. Solomon and M.G. Edmunds, Pergamon, 1980

27. "Is life an astronomical phenomenon?" C. Wickramasinghe, (University College, Cardiff Press, 1982)

28. "Why NeoDarwinism does not work", F.Hoyle and C. Wickramasinghe, (University College, Cardiff Press, 1982)

29. "Comets a vehicle for panspermia", F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, ed. C. Ponnamperuma, D. Reidel Publishing Co., 1981

30. "Infrared spectroscopy of micro-organisms near 3.4 microns in relation to geology and astronomy", F. Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe, S.AlMufti and A.H. Olavesen, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 81, 489, 1982

31. "Proofs that Life is Cosmic", Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe, Institute of Fundamental Studies, Sri Lanka, Memoirs, No.1. 1982

32. "Infrared spectroscopy over the 2.9-3.9 micron waveband in biochemistry and astronomy", F. Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe, S. AlMufti, A.H. Olavesen and D.T. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 83, 405-409, 1982

33. "Organo-siliceous biomolecules and the infrared spectrum of the Trapezium nebula", F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and S. AlMufti, Astrophys. Sp.Sci.,86, 63,1982

34. "The infrared spectrum of interstellar dust", F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and S. Al-Mufti, Astrophys. Sp.Sci.,86, 341,1982

35. "On the optical properties of bacterial grains, I", N.L. Jabir, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 91, 327,1983

36. "Organic grains in the Taurus interstellar clouds", F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 305, 161,1983

37. "Bacterial life in space", F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 306, 1983

38. "The spectroscopic identification of interstellar grains", F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and S. AlMufti, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 98, 343,1984

39. "2.8-3.6 micron spectra of microorganisms with varying H2O ice content", F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and N.L. Jabir, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 92, 439,1983

40. "The extinction of starlight at wavelengths near 2200A", F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and N.L. Jabir, Astrophys. Sp.Sci.,92, 433, 1983

41. "An object within a particle of extraterrestrial origin compared with an object of presumed terrestrial origin", F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and H.D. Pflug, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 113, 209, 1985

42. "Legionnaires' Disease: Seeking a wider cause", F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and J. Watkins, The Lancet, 25 May 1985, p.1216

43. "The availability of phosphorous in the bacterial model of the interstellar grains", F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp. Sci., 103, 189,1984

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44. "From grains to bacteria", F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, University College, Cardiff Press, 1984

45. "Living Comets", F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, University College, Cardiff Press, 1985

46. "Viruses from Space", F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, University College, Cardiff Press, 1986

47. "On the nature of the interstellar grains", Q. Jl. R.A.S., 27, 21,1986

48. "On the nature of the particles causing the 2200A peak in the extinction of starlight", F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp. Sci.,122, 181,1986

49. "The measurement of the absorption properties of dry microorganisms and its relationship to astronomy", F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and S. AlMufti, Astrophys. Sp. Sci., 113,413, 1985

50. "The viability with respect to temperature of microorganisms incident on the Earth's atmosphere", F. Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and S. AlMufti, Earth, Moon and Planets, 35, 79,1986

51. "Diatoms on Earth, Comets, Europa and in interstellar space", R.B. Hoover, F. Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe, M.J. Hoover and S. AlMufti, Earth Moon and Planets, 35, 19,1986

52. "The case for life as a cosmic phenomenon", F.Hoyle & N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 322, 509, 1986

53. "The case for interstellar microorganisms", F.Hoyle, N.C.Wickramasinghe and S. AlMufti, Astrophys. Sp.Sci.,110, 401,1985

54. "Evaporating grains in P/Halley's coma", M.K. Wallis, R. Rabilizirov and M.K. Wallis, Astron. Astrophys., 187, 801-806, 1987

55. "Interstellar extinction by organic grain clumps", F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys.Space.Sci., 140, 191, 1988

56. "A diatom model of dust in the Trapezium nebula", Q. Majeed, N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle and S. AlMufti, Astrophys. Space Sci., 140, 205, 1988

57. "The organic nature of cometary grains", N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle, M.K. Wallis and S. AlMufti, Earth, Moon and Planets, 40, 101, 1988

58. "Mineral and Organic Particles in Astronomy", N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle and Q. Majeed, Astrophys. Space Sci., 158, 335, 1989

59. "Modelling the 530um spectrum of Comet Halley", N.C. Wickramasinghe, M.K. Wallis and F. Hoyle, Earth, Moon and Planets 43, 145, 1988

60. "Aromatic Hydrocarbons in very small interstellar grains", N.C. Wickramasinghe, F.Hoyle, and T. AlJubory, Astrophys. Space Sci., 158, 135, 1989

61. "A unified model for the 3.28um and the 2200A interstellar extinction feature", F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Space Sci., 154, 143, 1989

62. "Biologic versus abiotic models of cometary dust", M.K. Wallis, N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle and R. Rabilizirov, Mon. Not. Roy.Astr.Soc., 238, 1165-1170, 1989

63. "An integrated 2.512.5 um emission spectrum of naturally occurring aromatic molecules", N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle and T. AlJubory, Astrophys. Space Sci., 166, 333, 1990

64. "Sunspots and influenza", F.Hoyle & N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 343, 304, 1990

65. "Influenza evidence against contagion: discussion paper", F.Hoyle & N.C. Wickramasinghe, J.Roy.Soc.Med., 83, 258, 1990

66. "The Theory of Cosmic Grains", Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe (Kluwer Academic Press, 1990)

67. "The implications of life as a cosmic phenomenon: The anthropic context", F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, J.Brit.Interplan.Soc., 44,7786,1991

68. "Cometary habitats for primitive life", M.K. Wallis, N.C. Wickramasinghe and F.Hoyle, Adv.Space Res., Vol.12, No.4, pp(4)281285, 1992

69 "Triton's eruptions analogous to Comet Halley's?", M.K. Wallis and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Adv.Space Res., Vol 12, No.11, pp133138, 1992

70. "Comets as a source of interplanetary and interstellar grains", F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, in Origin and Evolution of Interplanetary Dust (eds. A.C.LevasseurRegourd and H. Hasegawa), 235240, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991

71. "Comet Halley's remote outburst", M.K. Wallis and N.C. Wickramasinghe, The Observatory, 112, 228234, 1992

72. "Cosmic Grains", N.C. Wickramasinghe in "Infrared Astronomy" (eds. A. Mampsaso, M. Prieto & F. Sanchez) Proceedings of the 4th Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics (Cambridge University Press)(ISBN 0521 464625) pp 275-299, 1994

73. "The cometary hypothesis of K/T mass-extinctions", N.C. Wickramasinghe and M.K. Wallis, Monthly Notices of the Roy. Astr. Soc., 270, 420-426, 1994

74. "Extinction of Dinosaurs: a possible novel cause", S. Ramadurai, D. Lloyd, M. Wallis & N.C. Wickramasinghe. Symposium F3.1 World Space Congress, Washington, "Extraterrestrial Organic Chemistry and the Origins of Life", Adv. Space Res., 1994

75. "Critique of Fischer-Tropsch type reactions in the solar nebula", S. Ramadurai, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Bull.Astr.Soc. India 21, 329-334, 1993

76. "Role of major terrestrial cratering events in dispersing life in the solar system", M.K. Wallis & N.C. Wickramasinghe, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 130, 69-73, 1995

77. "Biofluorescence and the extended red emission in astrophysical sources", F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sc., 235, 343-347, 1996

78. "Very small dust grains (VSDP's) in Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake)", N.C. Wickramasinghe and F. Hoyle, Astrophys.Sp.Sc., 239, 121-123, 1996

79. "Eruptions from comet Hale-Bopp at 6.5AU", N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle and D. Lloyd, Astrophys.Sp.Sc., 240, 161-165, 1996

80. "Infrared signatures of prebiology - or biology", N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle, S. Al-Mufti and D.H. Wallis, in Astronomical and Biochemical Origins and the Search for Life in the Universe ed. C.B. Cosmovici, S. Bowyer and D. Werthimer (Edirice Compositori, 1977)

81. "Infrared Observations of Comet Hale-Bopp", N.C. Wickramasinghe and F. Hoyle, Internet Journal NaturalScience, http://naturalscience.com/ns/articles/01-05/ns_wh.html.

82. "Spectroscopic evidence for panspermia", N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle and D.H. Wallis, Proc. SPIE, 3111, 282-295, 1997

83. "The astonishing redness of Kuiper-Belt objects", N.C. Wickramasinghe and F. Hoyle, Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 259, 205-208, 1998

84. "Microdiamonds and the ultraviolet extinction of starlight", Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 259, 379-383, 1998

85. "Infrared evidence for panspermia: an update", Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 259, 385-401, 1998

86. "Miller-Urey synthesis in the nuclei of galaxies", N.C. Wickramasinghe and F. Hoyle, Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 259, 99-103, 1998

87. "Search for living cells in stratospheric samples", J.V. Narlikar, S. Ramadurai, P. Bhargava, S.V. Damle, N.C. Wickramasinghe, D. Lloyd, F. Hoyle and D.H. Wallis, Proc. SPIE, 3441, 301-305, 1998

88. "Panspermia in perspective", N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle and B. Klyce, Proc. SPIE, 3441, 306-318, 1988

89. "Cosmological panspermia", N.C. Wickramasinghe and F. Hoyle. Proc. SPIE, 3441, 319-323, 1998