Big Bang, a theory of universe formation, is first suggested. After having predicted in 1927 that the recession of the nebulae was due to the expansion of the universe, Lemaître suggested in 1931 that the evident expansion in forward time required that the universe contracted backwards in time.
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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Big Bang theory first proposed by Georges Lemaître". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 May 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5998, accessed 06 May 2024.]
