The Big Bang

Subject:

Science and Technology

Institution Name:

The Open University

Collection:

Open University OpenLearn

Grade Level:

Post-secondary

Abstract:

‘This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper.’ (T.S. Eliot) But how about the way the world begins? Was this the biggest bang of all? This unit will introduce you to the theory of the Big Bang and will present the three main lines of experimental evidence that support this theory.

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Full Course, Readings, Syllabi

Media Format:

Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML

Conditions of Use:

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0