Who Discovered the Big Bang?
We owe our understanding of how the universe came to be from two men.
The first is Georges Lemaitre who was a Belgian priest, professor of physics and an astronomer. He was the first to suggest that the universe was expanding and also that the beginning of the earth started with a big bang. He named this theory 'The Hypothesis of the Primeval Atom'.
The second is Edwin Hubble. Edwin was an american astronomer and is known for creating 'Hubble's Law'. This is basically the name for the theory that the universe was constantly expanding, which turned out to be true. The reason he has something to do with the Big Bang is because 'Hubble's Law' is a vital piece of evidence that is happened. It proves that the Big Bang wasn't an explosion, but more an expansion over time.
But, there is some speculation that Hubble originally created the Big Bang theory but in fact, he wrote about how Lemaitre's theory was true and that he could prove it through 'Hubble's Law'. This was a couple of years after Lemaitre publicized his theory.
The Big Bang Team, xoxo :)
The first is Georges Lemaitre who was a Belgian priest, professor of physics and an astronomer. He was the first to suggest that the universe was expanding and also that the beginning of the earth started with a big bang. He named this theory 'The Hypothesis of the Primeval Atom'.
The second is Edwin Hubble. Edwin was an american astronomer and is known for creating 'Hubble's Law'. This is basically the name for the theory that the universe was constantly expanding, which turned out to be true. The reason he has something to do with the Big Bang is because 'Hubble's Law' is a vital piece of evidence that is happened. It proves that the Big Bang wasn't an explosion, but more an expansion over time.
But, there is some speculation that Hubble originally created the Big Bang theory but in fact, he wrote about how Lemaitre's theory was true and that he could prove it through 'Hubble's Law'. This was a couple of years after Lemaitre publicized his theory.
The Big Bang Team, xoxo :)