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Big Bang The Big Bang is a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of high density and temperature. Various cosmological models based on the Big Bang concept explain a broad range of phenomena, including th ...

was, according to the prevailing cosmological theory of the universe's early development, the event that led to the formation of the universe. Big Bang may also refer to:

Science

Big Bang nucleosynthesis In physical cosmology, Big Bang nucleosynthesis (also known as primordial nucleosynthesis, and abbreviated as BBN) is a model for the production of light nuclei, deuterium, 3He, 4He, 7Li, between 0.01s and 200s in the lifetime of the universe ...

, the production of certain hydrogen isotopes early in the universe's existence * Cold Big Bang, an alternative theory in which the start of the universe is at absolute zero

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Big Bang'' (film), a 2007 Korean film by Jeong-woo Park * ''The Big Bang'' (1987 film), also referred to as ''Le Big-Bang'', an X-rated animated science fiction fantasy film, directed by Picha * ''The Big Bang'' (1989 film), a documentary by James Toback * ''The Big Bang'' (2011 film), a thriller starring Sienna Guillory and Antonio Banderas * ''The Big Bang'' (2019 film), a Malayalam-language short film

Music

Groups

* Big Bang (British band), a British electronic synthpop duo formed in 1988 * Bigbang (Norwegian band), a Norwegian rock trio formed in 1992 * BigBang (South Korean band), a South Korean boy band formed in 2006

Albums

* ''Big Bang'' (single album), eponymous single album by the South Korean boy band * ''Big Bang'' (BigBang album), eponymous Japanese-language studio album by the South Korean boy band * ''Big Bang'' (Los Enanitos Verdes album), 1994 * ''Big Bang'' (Magdallan album), 1992 * ''Big Bang'' (Os Paralamas do Sucesso album), 1989 * ''Big Bang'' (Waltari album), 1995 * ''

Big Bang! ''Big Bang!'' is the second album by English alternative rock group Fuzzbox, released in 1989. It includes four singles which reached the UK Singles Chart: "International Rescue" (No. 11), "Pink Sunshine" (No. 14), "Self!" (featuring a guita ...

'', a 1989 album by Fuzzbox * '' Big Bang!!!'', an album by Shoko Nakagawa * ''The Big Bang'' (Busta Rhymes album), 2006 * ''The Big Bang'' (Dom & Roland album), 2011 * '' The Big Bang!: Best of the MC5'', a 2000 album by MC5 * ''

The Big Bang – The Essential Collection ''The Big Bang: The Essential Collection'' is a compilation album by the Norwegian rock band TNT, released in 2003. The compilation mainly focuses on the studio albums the band released in the 1980s, from '' TNT'' (1982) to ''Intuition'' (1989). ...

'', an album by TNT

Songs

* "Big Bang", a song by Bad Religion from '' No Control'' * "Big Bang", a song by Cursive from '' Happy Hollow'' * "Big Bang", a 2007 song by

Les Horribles Cernettes ''Les Horribles Cernettes'' (, "The Horrible CERN Girls") was an all-female parody pop group, self-labelled "the one and only High Energy Rock Band", which was founded by employees of CERN and performed at CERN and other HEP-related events. Thei ...

* "The Big Bang" (song), a 2010 song by Rock Mafia * "The Big Bang", a song by Godley & Creme from '' Goodbye Blue Sky'' * "The Big Bang", a song by Johnny Mandel from soundtrack for ''

Caddyshack ''Caddyshack'' is a 1980 American sports comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and Douglas Kenney, and starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight (his final film role), Michael O'Keefe and Bill ...

Television

* ''The Big Bang'' (TV series), a children's TV science programme shown on ITV from 1996 to 2004 * "The Big Bang" (''Atlanta''), 2016 * "The Big Bang" (''Charlie Jade''), 2005 * "The Big Bang" (''Doctor Who''), 2010 * The Big Bang (Entourage), 2011

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Big Bang'' (Singh book), a 2004 book by Simon Singh about the cosmological model * Big Bang (novel), a 2019 novel by David Bowman * Big Bang, a game mode in the puzzle video game '' Puyo Puyo Tetris'' * '' Big Bang Comics'', Gary Carlson and Chris Ecker's retro-style comic book * Hublot Big Bang, a wristwatch * Big-Bang Cannon, a toy * The Big Bang, an event in Fortnite: Battle Royale

Events

* ''Big Bang'' (comics), a Milestone Comics event *

Big Bang (financial markets) The phrase Big Bang, used in reference to the sudden deregulation of financial markets, was coined to describe measures, including abolition of fixed commission charges and of the distinction between stockjobbers and stockbrokers on the Londo ...

, the deregulation of financial markets in the United Kingdom in 1986 * The Big Bang Fair, or The Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair, a celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths for young people * Operation Big Bang, "British Bang" or "Big Bang"; one of the largest conventional explosions in history * ROH The Big Bang!, a wrestling event

Other uses

* Big Bang (faction), a faction within the Democratic Party, a political party in Italy * Big bang adoption, instant changeover as a system adoption process * Big-bang firing order, an aspect of some motorcycle engines *

System 7 System 7 (later named Mac OS 7) is the seventh major release of the classic Mac OS operating system for Macintosh computers, made by Apple Computer. It was launched on May 13, 1991, to succeed System 6 with virtual memory, personal file shari ...

or Big Bang, a Macintosh operating system