# The History of the Big Bang

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Dr Simon Singh
- Year: 2004
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/history-big-bang)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

What is the Big Bang, who came up with idea and why do we believe in it? In this lecture, Dr Simon Singh tells the story of the Big Bang theory, from its birth in the 1920s to the observational evidence that backed it and then clinched it. As well as discussing the development of the Big Bang theory, he also discusses more generally how new scientific ideas are invented, developed and adopted, which included the partnership between theory and experiment and the role of personalities and politics.

## Lectures

1. [The History of the Big Bang](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/history-big-bang/dd75db8ffc5d) (YouTube)