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In 1935, Gamow's son, Igor Gamow was born (in a 1947 book, Gamow's dedication was "To my son IGOR, Who Would Rather Be a Cowboy"). George Gamow became a naturalized American in 1940. He retained his formal association with GWU until 1956.
Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science is a popular science book by theoretical physicist George Gamow, first published in 1947, but still (as of 2020) available in print and electronic formats. The book explores a wide range of fundamental concepts in mathematics and science, written at a level understandable by middle school students up ...
Pages in category "George Gamow" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The lectures were established by Gamow's widow, Barbara Perkins Gamow, and the University's Department of Physics in 1971, to "promote public understanding of the nature and role of science." In 1975, Mrs. Gamow included in her will an endowment to maintain the lectures. The George Gamow lecturers have included 26 Nobel Laureates in the ...
Mr Tompkins is the title character in a series of four popular science books by the physicist George Gamow.The books are structured as a series of dreams in which Mr Tompkins enters alternative worlds where the physical constants have radically different values from those they have in the real world.
It was created by George Gamow upon a suggestion by James Watson in 1954 [2] when the relationship between nucleic acids and amino acids in genetic information was unknown. The club consisted of 20 full members, each representing an amino acid, and four honorary members, representing the four nucleotides .
The Birth and Death of the Sun is a popular science book by theoretical physicist and cosmologist George Gamow, first published in 1940, exploring atomic chemistry, stellar evolution, and cosmology. [1] The book is illustrated by Gamow. It was revised in 1952.
Barbara Gamow created a fund for the Department of Physics aimed to finance the George Gamow Memorial Lecture series at the University of Colorado Boulder. [1] The George Gamow and Barbara Gamow Papers, 1915-1975 are hosted at the Library of Congress. [1]