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Georges Lemaître: Bridging Science and Faith
In the realm of modern cosmology, Georges Lemaître's contributions have been foundational. Serving not only as a physicist but also as a Catholic priest, Lemaître’s pursuit to understand the universe birthed the notion of an expanding universe—an idea that would later shape our understanding of the Big Bang. Initial reception from contemporaries like Einstein was fraught with skepticism, leading to rejection based on the perceived contradiction with the static view of the universe held by many scientists of that era.