books by George Gamow     books:       Thirty Years that Shook Physics: The Story of Quantum Theory10 reviews George Gamow Dover Publications, 1985 A great book from the master! A reprinted Dover edition of a lovely set of biographies of the physicists of the Golden Period, from the pen of George Gamow. The original 1966 edition has been out of print for a number of years. This 1985 edition is beautifully reproduced, and it includes fascinating pictures, sketches, and poems, done by Gamow himself. He was born in Odessa, in what was then Russia, --before the Soviet Union. ...             One Two Three Infinity1 review George Gamow A MENTOR BOOK, 1953 Mind energizing This book set me on the road to becoming an engineer - ME, 1958. It was an exciting and mind blowing revelation on what was possible.             My World Line : An Informal Autobiography3 reviews George Gamow Viking Adult, 1970 George Who? ...Gamow, that's who! It's a shame this book is out of print. And it's a shame that so few people today recognize the name George Gamow. For those of you who don't, George Gamow was sort of the Carl Sagan of the 1950s. He wrote many books on Physics aimed at a lay audience, all of which are still entertaining today (although somewhat out of date.) But Gamow was much more than just a popularizer of science. He made ...             One Two Three28 reviews George Gamow Penguin (Non-Classics), 1961 Blast From the Past Although this was first published in 1947 - over 60 years ago!!! - it is as fresh as if it had been written today. Sure, we know much more about the quantum world, the composition of the atom and the universe itself but Gamow successfully accomplishes the subtitle of the book: Facts and speculation of Science. The clarity of language, mathematics, formulae and examples make this a delight to ...             The Great Physicists from Galileo to Einstein (Biography of Physics)1 review George Gamow Dover Publications, 1988 An excellent overview of discoveries in physics. I have read a fair amount of books on physics and found this one to be very enjoyable. Gamow keeps things pretty simple (until the end when he starts talking about his specialty) and very accessible. He is careful that the math is sequential; he always builds on previous examples to take you to the next step. The book was published in the 60's, so there are many recent discoveries missing, but ...             One, two, three ... infinity;: Facts & speculations of science (Compass books C127)3 reviews George Gamow Viking Press, 1964 I wish to be buried with this book. What a wonderful book. I found my first hardcover copy of this book in a library wastebasket! What a treasure. The search for large finite numbers and orders of infinity entertain my students every year. This book along with Flatlands by Abbot, and Innumeracy by Paulos should be required reading for every American mathematics teacher. This book is so very entertaining. Topological discussion of right and left ...             Mr Tompkins in Paperback15 reviews George Gamow Cambridge University, 1993 An alltime favorite! A lovely reprinted edition of a peral from Gamow. The original edition has been out of print for a number of years. This 1993 edition has added commentary and a fascinating bio of Gamow. He was born in Odessa, in what was then Russia, --before the Soviet Union. The story of his escape to the West is straight out of a thriller. Only it is real! Gamow was referred to by a journalist, some time ...             Biography of physics / George Gamow (Hutchinson science library)1 review George Gamow Hutchingon, 1962 Quality Book Worth the Time George Gamow takes the approach of showing the reader how physics has came around over the years. He'll cover a specific topic and show how it was originally discovered and what principles were used in discovering the new technology and being able to manipulate it. Then Gamow will go into the next scientist that has built upon the principles of this technology, and how it has changed up to ...             Mr. Tompkins Gets Serious: The Essential George Gamow, The Masterpiece Science Edition1 review George Gamow Pi Press, 2005 Physics Marathon Gamow is probably one of the top 10 scientist of the 20th century and he can convey his thoughts very well. I bought this book for some easy reading and its easy to understand his concepts; the book basically builds up to the nuclear world from the days of Faraday and electrolysis experiments to the current nuclear world via Bohr and the early experiments of the 20th century.             Gravity3 reviews George Gamow Dover Publications, 2003 A pearl. A lovely reprinted Dover edition of a peral from Gamow. The original 1962 edition has been out of print for a number of years. This 2003 edition has added commentary and a fascinating bio of Gamow. He was born in Odessa, in what was then Russia, --before the Soviet Union. The story of his escape to the West is straight out of a thriller. Only it is real! Gamow was referred to by a journalist, ...             The creation of the universe (Bantam science and mathematics)1 review George Gamow Bantam Books, 1970 Dated. Somewhat dated science and explanations of the universe but good explanations and analogies on the more simple established principles of cosmology.             The Hopkins Manuscript1 review R. C. Sherriff MACMILLAN CO, 1963 The moon falls into the Atlantic ocean "The moon falls into the Atlantic ocean and the majority of humanity survive to start a war over the acquisition of new territory -- the point of such novels is not scientific accuracy, but a comment on contemporary society or humanity in general." It is a is a SATIRE on UK complacency in the face of impending war. Published in 1940             The New World of Mr Tompkins: George Gamow's Classic Mr Tompkins10 reviews George Gamow Cambridge University Press, 1999 Physics=awesome! I normally do not like to read, but i didn't mind reading this. It only took a week, which is good for someone who does not like to read. Never before had I had such an incredible grasp of physics. This really helped to understand the concept of space-time and other areas. This is Gamow's best and everyone is encouraged to to read it. Take it from someone who does not read often. For those of you ...              search for books autobiography, bantam, biography, classic, compass, creation, edition, einstein, essential, galileo, george, gravity, hopkins, hutchinson, infinity, informal, library, manuscript, masterpiece, mathematics, paperback, physicists, physics, quantum, science, serious, speculations, theory, tompkins, universe books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen electronics: Iomega UltraMax Hard Drive, FireWire 800/FireWire 400/USB 2.0, 1TB (2HD x ... we recommend A pearl. home  impressum - about us