George Gamow

Quotes

• “I decided to get Ph.D. in experimental physics because experimental physicists have their own room in the Institute where they can hang their coat, whereas theoretical physicists have to hang their coat at the entrance.”

• “It took less than an hour to make the atoms, a few hundred million years to make the stars and planets, but five billion years to make man!”

• “So I am just sitting and waiting, listening, and if something exciting comes, I just jump in.”

Books by George Gamow in order

Books by George Gamow in the order they were published, from Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland (1939) to Mr. Tompkins Gets Serious (2005).

1. 1Mr. Tompkins in WonderlandMr. Tompkins in Wonderland1939
2. 2The Birth and Death of the SunThe Birth and Death of the Sun1940
3. 3Mr Tompkins Explores the AtomMr Tompkins Explores the Atom1944
4. 4Atomic Energy in Cosmic and Human LifeAtomic Energy in Cosmic and Human Life1946
5. 5One, Two, Three-- InfinityOne, Two, Three-- Infinity1947
6. 6Biography of the EarthBiography of the Earth1948
7. 7Theory of Atomic Nucleus and Nuclear Energy SourcesTheory of Atomic Nucleus and Nuclear Energy Sources1949
8. 8The Creation of the UniverseThe Creation of the Universe1952
9. 9Mr Tompkins Learns the Facts of LifeMr Tompkins Learns the Facts of Life1953
10. 10Puzzle-mathPuzzle-math1957
11. 11Matter, Earth, and SkyMatter, Earth, and Sky1958
12. 12PhysicsPhysics1960
13. 13Biography of PhysicsBiography of Physics1961
14. 14Gravity: [Classic and Modern Views]Gravity: [Classic and Modern Views]1961
15. 15A Planet Called EarthA Planet Called Earth1963
16. 16A Star Called the SunA Star Called the Sun1964
17. 17Mr. Tompkins in PaperbackMr. Tompkins in Paperback1965
18. 18Thirty Years That Shook PhysicsThirty Years That Shook Physics1966
19. 19Mr. Tompkins Inside HimselfMr. Tompkins Inside Himself1967
20. 20My World Line; an Informal AutobiographyMy World Line; an Informal Autobiography1970
21. 21Dunyamizin Hayat HikayesiDunyamizin Hayat Hikayesi1979
22. 22The Great Physicists from Galileo to EinsteinThe Great Physicists from Galileo to Einstein1988
23. 23The New World of Mr TompkinsThe New World of Mr Tompkins1999
24. 24Mr. Tompkins Gets SeriousMr. Tompkins Gets Serious2005