2007-10-09 04:58:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Georges Lemaître, a Belgian Roman Catholic priest, was the first to propose it. It has been developed by many others though.
2007-10-09 05:19:22 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang
For a counter opinion, read some of the articles by John Dobson on the subject. He thinks the Big Bang theory is a lot of "Horse Hockey"...
An interesting note on this subject... Einstein's equations predicted a "beginning" to the Universe, but Einstein was unwilling to accept the notion that the Universe has not existed for all time. He favored a stead-state theory even when his equations suggested otherwise...
2007-10-09 05:04:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lemaitre developed the idea, he called the beginning a cosmic egg, but it was George Gamow who popularized the theory in the 1930s and 1940s.
2007-10-09 06:05:16 · answer #3 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it was first proposed by Hubble. It has been developed over many years.
2007-10-09 05:05:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋