George Gamow (1904–1968)
Auteur van EEN TWEE DRIE ... ONEINDIG. NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJKE FEITEN EN BESCHOUWINGEN
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Born in Odessa, Russia, George Gamow, the son of a teacher, studied at the University of Leningrad, becoming professor of physics in 1931. He emigrated to the United States in 1933 and taught at George Washington University (1934-56) and at the University of Colorado (1956-68). His scientific work toon meer covered many fields, mostly related to nuclear physics. In the field of molecular biology, Gamow suggested the triplet mechanism for coding DNA. He and his associate Ralph Alpher developed a detailed model of the early stages of cosmic evolution in the "big bang" theory. Although Gamow's basic assumption that the primordial universe contained only neutrons was incorrect, this assumption stimulated a great deal of subsequent work in cosmology. Gamow wrote 30 popular books on astronomy, physics, and related sciences. In his "Mr. Tompkins" series (one of the most famous), Gamow used the figure of a curious, interested bank clerk as a protagonist for various journeys into quantum physics and gravity. His sense of humor is evident in his books and in his scientific career. For example, one of the key papers on the "big bang" theory is called the alpha-beta-gamma paper. In 1956, UNESCO awarded Gamow the Kalinga Prize for science writing. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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Werken van George Gamow
Meneer Tompkins en het kloppend heelal een ontdekkingsreis door de natuurkunde van de twintigste eeuw (1940) 585 exemplaren
The New World of Mr Tompkins: George Gamow's Classic Mr Tompkins in Paperback (1999) — Auteur — 200 exemplaren
Mr. Tompkins Gets Serious: The Essential George Gamow, The Masterpiece Science Edition (2005) 35 exemplaren
Birthmarks 4 exemplaren
Den store fysikbog 2 1 exemplaar
LA ENRGÍA ATÓMICA en la vida cósmica y humana 1 exemplaar
Aarde en heelal 1 exemplaar
La Investigación del átomo 1 exemplaar
Los Hechos de la vida 1 exemplaar
Ordinary Geniuses: Max Delbruck, George Gamow, and the Origins of Genomics and Big Bang Cosmology by Gino Segre… (1876) 1 exemplaar
[Sengo shuppan hon'yaku ippan kagaku tosho] 1 exemplaar
Den nya astronomin 1 exemplaar
A Mentor book 1 exemplaar
Den store fysikbog 1 1 exemplaar
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Readings in Cosmology and Extragalactic Astronomy: Physics 361-01 Cosmology, Spring Semester 1995 (1995) — Medewerker — 1 exemplaar
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- Officiële naam
- Gamov, Georgiy Antonovich
- Geboortedatum
- 1904-03-04
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1968-09-19
- Graflocatie
- Green Mountain Cemetery, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- male
- Nationaliteit
- Russian Empire (birth)
USA (naturalized 1940) - Geboorteplaats
- Odessa, Russian Empire
- Plaats van overlijden
- Boulder, Colorado, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Odessa, Ukrania
Copenhagen, Denmark
Cambridge, England, UK
USA
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Göttingen, Germany (toon alle 7)
Washington, D.C., USA - Opleiding
- Novorossiya University
University of Leningrad
University of Göttingen - Beroepen
- science writer
physicist
cosmologist
professor - Relaties
- Gamow, Igor (son)
- Organisaties
- Academy of Science (USSR|1931)
University of Göttingen
Niels Bohr Institute
Cavendish Laboratory
George Washington University
University of California, Berkeley (toon alle 7)
University of Colorado at Boulder - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Royal Danish Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
Kalinga Prize (1956)
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An entertaining read, written at a very accessible level (and before it was decided that math had to be banished from pop sci books.). It is perhaps too basic, if you have any physics/math/astronomy education. Worth 4 stars.
However: this book is now 60-ish years out of date, and it shows. There are several incorrect 'facts' and several own questions now answered. Science!
However: this book is now 60-ish years out of date, and it shows. There are several incorrect 'facts' and several own questions now answered. Science!
I am now over eighty years of age, an emeritus Professor of Physical Chemistry. I read this book over seventy years ago, and remember it clearly to this day. While it was hardly a "how-to" book, it inspired me toward a life of science. I was fortunate enough to meet Gamov in the late 1960's, when he gave a seminar at University of California-Irvine and I tried to express my appreciation for his work in the popularization of science and his influence on me. His hand-drawn illustrations are as witty as the text.… (meer)
This one really whetted my interest in astronomy.
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"Forord" handler om at relativitetsteorien er skabt af een person, Albert Einstein, mens kvanteteorien har mange bidrag fra mange videnskabsmænd.
"Indledning" handler om ???
"I. M. Planck og lyskvanter" handler om ???
"II. Niels Bohr og kvanteteorien" handler om ???
"III. W. Pauli og udelukkelsesprincippet" handler om ???
"IV. L. de Broglie og lede-bølgerne" handler om ???
"V. W. Heisenberg og ubestemthedsprincippet" handler om ???
"VI. P. A. M. Dirac og anti-partiklerne" handler om ???
"VII. E. Fermi og partikel-omdannelser" handler om ???
"VIII. H. Yukawa og mesonerne" handler om ???
"IX. Mænd i arbejde" handler om ???
"'Faust'" handler om en Faust-parodi, skrevet og opført af adskillige af Bohrs elever.
"Noter til 'Faust'" handler om hvad Faust-parodien egentlig handler om. Fx snakkes der om en vægtløs neutron, men det er neutrinoen, der menes. Osv.
Sjov lille bog, der ikke går af vejen for at smide nogle ret indviklede formler ind.… (meer)