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A Belgian pioneer in the history of science.

Cosmologist and priest, Lemaître was the designer of a model of the expansion of the universe from a primitive atom and is therefore called the "father of the big bang".

In this story, you will learn more about the rich tradition of Belgian scientific history, from the Renaissance, through key figures such as Adolphe Quetelet and George Sarton, to the present day.

Engineer and physicist specialised in thermodynamics.

Belgian mathematician and university teacher.

Geologist, geomorphologist and baron.