Big Bang Theory

Prof Sheds Light on History of Catholic Priest Who Proposed Big Bang

By Amol Rajesh | May 5, 2017

Georges Lemaître’s hypothesis of the primeval atom — what we now call the Big Bang — was at first sharply criticized by scientists who thought that Lemaître’s research was religiously motivated.

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