E A Milne was one of the giants of 20th century astrophysics and cosmology.
In World War I he was invited to develop Horace Darwin\'s device for anti-aircraft gunnery and after the Armistice his prowess in ballistics took him straight to a Fellowship at Trinity College,.
His bold ideas, underpinned by his Christianity, sparked controversy -- he believed two time scales operate in the universe.
Struggling against poverty, Milne won five scholarships to Cambridge, but he never finished his degree.
E A Milne was one of the giants of 20th century astrophysics and cosmology