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George Alfred Leon Sarton
A Belgian pioneer in the history of science.
31/08/1884
22/03/1956 (Boston)
4 min.
Person
Georges Henri Joseph Édouard Lemaître
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".
17/07/1894 (Charleroi)
20/08/1966 (Leuven)
9 min.
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History of science in Belgium
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.
7 min.
Person
Paul Gustave Glansdorff
Engineer and physicist specialised in thermodynamics.
17/10/1904 (Saint-Gilles)
23/06/1999 (Uccle)
4 min.
Person
Paul P. Bockstaele
Belgian mathematician and university teacher.
07/02/1920 (Melle)
03/08/2009 (Oud-Heverlee)
7 min.
Person
Pierre Félix baron de Béthune
Geologist, geomorphologist and baron.
23/03/1909 (Ixelles)
20/03/1991 (Louvain-la-Neuve)
3 min.