The steady-state model, originated by the British trio of Fred Hoyle, Hermann Bondi, and Thomas Gold. who imagined that the universe could, although expanding, remain locally in the same state at all ...The steady-state model, originated by the British trio of Fred Hoyle, Hermann Bondi, and Thomas Gold. who imagined that the universe could, although expanding, remain locally in the same state at all times. If this were to happen, the empty space being opened up between the galaxies would have to be filled back in by the spontaneous creation of matter. The model holds a strong philosophical appeal because it applies not just to conditions everywhere in space but also at all times.