Georges Lematre: Life, Science and Legacy - 9783642322532

Georges Lematre: Life, Science and LegacyAuthor(s): Rodney D. Holder, Simon Mitton\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, Germany\nImprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K\nISBN-13: 9783642322532, 978-3642322532\nSynopsis\nThe year 2011 marked the 80th anniversary of Georges Lematres primeval atom model of the universe, forerunner of the modern day Big Bang theory. Prompted by this momentous anniversary the Royal Astronomical Society decided to publish a volume of essays on the life, work and faith of this great cosmologist, who was also a Roman Catholic priest. The papers presented in this book examine in detail the historical, cosmological, philosophical and theological issues surrounding the development of the Big Bang theory from its beginnings in the pioneering work of Lematre through to the modern day.\n\nThis book offers the best account in English of Lematres life and work. It will be appreciated by profes.