One two three infinity by george gamow

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Topics science, popular science collection arvindgupta. Author george gamow, one of the greatest 20th century physicists, tends to get forgotten these days with his books now more than 40 years old. He discovered a theoretical explanation of alpha decay through quantum tunneling. Infinity by george gamow, 9780486256641, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. One, two, three infinity, george gamow, 1947 revised in 1961, dover reprint 1988 george gamow 19081968 was a russianborn physicist who studied at the university of leningrad, worked on quantum theory at the university of gottingen, spent time at the theoretical physics institute of the university of copenhagen, from 1928 to 1931, and worked under ernest rutherford at the. Gamow presents complex subjects with simple analogies and clever cartoons.

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