George Gamow

Citations

• “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.”

Les livres de George Gamow dans l'ordre

Les livres de George Gamow dans l'ordre de parution, de Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland (1939) à 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. 3Ett två tre ... oändlighetenEtt två tre ... oändligheten1947
4. 4Theory of Atomic Nucleus and Nuclear Energy SourcesTheory of Atomic Nucleus and Nuclear Energy Sources1949
5. 5The Creation of the UniverseThe Creation of the Universe1952
6. 6Mr Tompkins Learns the Facts of LifeMr Tompkins Learns the Facts of Life1953
7. 7Monsieur Tompkins au pays des merveillesMonsieur Tompkins au pays des merveilles1955
8. 8Un, Deux, Trois...l'infiniUn, Deux, Trois...l'infini1956
9. 9Puzzle-mathPuzzle-math1957
10. 10Matter, Earth, and SkyMatter, Earth, and Sky1958
11. 11PhysicsPhysics1960
12. 12Biography of PhysicsBiography of Physics1961
13. 13GravityGravity1961
14. 14A Planet Called EarthA Planet Called Earth1963
15. 15A Star Called the SunA Star Called the Sun1964
16. 16Mr. Tompkins in PaperbackMr. Tompkins in Paperback1965
17. 17Thirty Years That Shook PhysicsThirty Years That Shook Physics1966
18. 18Mr. Tompkins Inside HimselfMr. Tompkins Inside Himself1967
19. 19My World Line; an Informal AutobiographyMy World Line; an Informal Autobiography1970
20. 20Mr. Tompkins Gets SeriousMr. Tompkins Gets Serious2005
21. 21Dunyamizin Hayat HikayesiDunyamizin Hayat Hikayesi
22. 22The Great Physicists from Galileo to EinsteinThe Great Physicists from Galileo to Einstein
23. 23The New World of Mr TompkinsThe New World of Mr Tompkins