Georges Lemaître
1894-1966 20th century
Seeking the truth by two roads without confusing them, wonder before the beginning.
Who was Georges Lemaître?
A Belgian priest and physicist, he proposed the expansion of the universe and the “primeval atom” hypothesis, at the root of the Big Bang theory. He was careful never to confuse scientific research with faith, without setting them against each other.
In their own words
There are two ways of arriving at the truth. I decided to follow them both.
As far as I can see, such a theory remains entirely outside any metaphysical or religious question.