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Alpher-Bethe-Gamow Theory
Ralph Alpher and George Gamow theorize how the Big Bang accounts for Hydrogen and Helium in the universe. This brought creation further into the realm of science. Gamow predicted the presence of background radiation from the moment of creation. ← from NNBD -
"Big Bang"
Fred Hoyle first uses the term "Big Bang.". Intended as mockery, this term is now the common name for this concept. ←from Cambridge -
Pope Pius XII
Pius XII brings the theory into the religious realm. ←from CCJR -
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
Robert Wilson's and Arno Penzias's radio antenna received signal from the Big Bang. This helped settle the debate with the Steady State theory and brought the Big Bang into the scientific realm and reformed our view of the universe. (video below) ← from Physics Central -
Inflation
Alan Guth proposes the inflationary theory, stating that the universe expanded exponentially from nothing. This reformed our view of creation, leaving a profound impact on religious perspectives of a God who created the universe from darkness. ←Guth, from MIT -
Cosmic Background Explorer
COBE captures the cosmic infrared background radiation studied by Wilson and Penzias. Team leaders Smoot and Mather received the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics for providing evidence and reforming our view of the cosmos. ←COBE image of the background radiation, from Smoot Group -
Hubble Telescope
The Hubble Telescope is launched, which calculates an exact age of the universe, 13.7 billion years. ←from Encyclopedia of Science -
Accelerating Expansion
Results are released showing that the expansion of the universe was accelerating. This added dark energy to the universe which pushes matter apart. ←from FermiLab -
"Small Bangs"
The CERN collider in Switzerland experiments with particles, creating small big bangs, which will reform the Big Bang in the future. ←CERN collider, from Ubiquitense