The Accidental Discovery That Proved the Big Bang Theory

The Accidental Discovery That Proved the Big Bang Theory

“How did we get here?”That existential question about the universe has captivated humankind for centuries. Many scientists have attempted to answer it, including the Rev. Georges Lemaître, a Belgian cosmologist and Catholic priest. In 1927 he theorized that the universe was created from a single particle he called the “primeval atom.”That atom later disintegrated in an explosion, LeMaître figured, creating space, time, and an ever-expanding univ…