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George Gamow
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| Born | Georgiy Antonovich Gamov March 4, 1904 (O.S. February 20, 1904) |
| Died | August 19, 1968 (aged 64) Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union United States |
| Alma mater | Leningrad State University |
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| Spouse(s) | Rho (m. 1931, div. 1956) Barbara (m. 1958) |
| Children | 1 (Igor Gamow) |
| Awards | Kalinga Prize (1956)[1] |
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| Fields | Physicist, science writer |
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| Doctoral advisor | Alexander Friedmann |
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George Gamow (sometimes Gammoff; born Georgiy Antonovich Gamov; Russian: Георгий Антонович Гамов; 4 March 1904 – 19 August 1968) was a Soviet and American polymath, theoretical physicist and cosmologist. He was an early advocate and developer of Georges Lemaître's Big Bang theory. Gamow discovered a theoretical explanation of alpha decay by quantum tunneling, invented the liquid drop model - the first mathematical model of the atomic nucleus, worked on radioactive decay, star formation, stellar nucleosynthesis, Big Bang nucleosynthesis (which he collectively called nucleocosmogenesis), predicted the existence of the cosmic microwave background radiation and molecular genetics. Gamow was a key figure in the development and understanding of quantum tunneling.[2][3]
In his middle and late career, Gamow directed much of his attention to teaching and wrote popular books on science, including One Two Three... Infinity and the Mr Tompkins series of books (1939–1967). Some of his books remain in print more than a half-century after their original publication.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Kalingawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Merzbacher, Eugen (2002-08-01). "The Early History of Quantum Tunneling". Physics Today. 55 (8): 44–49. doi:10.1063/1.1510281. ISSN 0031-9228.
- ^ Abu-Shawareb, H.; Acree, R.; Adams, P.; Adams, J.; Addis, B.; Aden, R.; Adrian, P.; Afeyan, B. B.; Aggleton, M.; Aghaian, L.; Aguirre, A.; Aikens, D.; Akre, J.; Albert, F.; Albrecht, M. (2024-02-05). "Achievement of Target Gain Larger than Unity in an Inertial Fusion Experiment". Physical Review Letters. 132 (6). doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.065102. ISSN 0031-9007.
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