Pre-Big Bang Theory Scientist Dies

Sir Hermann Bondi, a scientist who helped to formulate a controversial view of the universe prior to the Big Bang theory, died September 10, in Cambridge at age 85.

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Sir Bondi also helped to contribute to theories on black hole activity and remained active in scientific circles throughout the 1960's and 1970's, once serving as a chief scientific adviser to the British government.