Hoyle was a devout “steady-stater” who agreed with Einstein that the Universe had always existed in its present form and would for eternity. When Hubble demonstrated that the Universe was actually expanding Hoyle realized that running the clock backwards would result in a beginning to the Universe. He coined the term “Big Bang” theory as a derisive joke to characterize this theory.
Unfortunately for him, astrophysics has confirmed the Hubble expanding Universe model which is actually accelerating due to dark energy. He wasn’t right on the steady state model but he did inspire a very funny TV comedy.
Correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't that come in conflict with the laws of thermodynamics?