Philosophy
I almost forgot. This is George Gamow's birthdate.
The Russian/American nuclear physicist George Gamow was born Mar. 4, in Odessa, in the Ukraine. Gamow came to the United States in the 1930s. During the War, when all the American nuclear physicists were involved in the Manhattan project, Gamow worked on the problem of the cosmic origin of the elements, which he proposed to solve, in 1948, by what is now called the Big Bang theory. Today we mention that Gamow was unusual among physicists in that he wrote books on atomic physics for the general public, such as The Creation of the Universe (1952), and for young people, such as Mr. Tompkins Explores the Atom (1944); moreover, he illustrated these books with his own pencil drawings, which are quite witty and charming. It is too bad that the physics in such books as The Creation of the Universe is too out of date for the general public, because the writing is extraordinarily lively, clever, and insightful. However, his history of the early years of quantum physics, Thirty Years That Shook Physics (1966; also illustrated by Gamow) can be read with profit even today, and one needs no prior knowledge of contemporary physics to appreciate and understand the story, which is quite an achievement.--Bill Ashworth, Linda Hall Library.
George Gamow
Book review-- "Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe"
Credit where credit is due--"Big Bang"
Mr. Tompkins-George Gamow
- Did I Say That?...an Einstein Quote
Linus Pauling's diary entry for November 16th, 1954. "Einstein Likely Never Said One of His Most Oft-Quoted Phrases" by Rebecca J. Rosen August 9th, 2013 The Atlantic On the list of tales we like to tell about Albert Einstein, the story of his...
- Georges Lemaître And The "big Bang" [aka "hypothesis Of The Primeval Atom"]
Georges Lemaître July 17th, 1894 to June 20th, 1966 This Big Bang will not end as to whom originated the notion. Georges (Henri) Lemaître was a Belgian astronomer and cosmologist, born in Charleroi, Belgium. He was also a civil engineer, army officer,...
- Astronomers And Public Perception
Abstract: Society's view of astronomers has changed over time and from culture to culture. This review discusses some of the many ways that astronomers have been perceived by their societies and suggests ways that astronomers can influence public...
- "cosmology Preference" Poll
Your cosmology preference... Big bang...7 Steady state...1 Other...2 The consensus wins. But now one must ask...what caused the "Big Bang"?...or who caused the "Big Bang"?...and why? The answers may well lie in metaphysics. Other?????? Book review--...
- Book Review-- "big Bang: The Origin Of The Universe"
A review from the Telegraph: In his forthcoming book, bestselling author Simon Singh rewrites the history of the most important scientific discovery of all time. The Big Bang is perhaps the most famous and fundamental theory in the whole of science. As...
Philosophy
George Gamow...Big Bang...popular science
I almost forgot. This is George Gamow's birthdate.
The Russian/American nuclear physicist George Gamow was born Mar. 4, in Odessa, in the Ukraine. Gamow came to the United States in the 1930s. During the War, when all the American nuclear physicists were involved in the Manhattan project, Gamow worked on the problem of the cosmic origin of the elements, which he proposed to solve, in 1948, by what is now called the Big Bang theory. Today we mention that Gamow was unusual among physicists in that he wrote books on atomic physics for the general public, such as The Creation of the Universe (1952), and for young people, such as Mr. Tompkins Explores the Atom (1944); moreover, he illustrated these books with his own pencil drawings, which are quite witty and charming. It is too bad that the physics in such books as The Creation of the Universe is too out of date for the general public, because the writing is extraordinarily lively, clever, and insightful. However, his history of the early years of quantum physics, Thirty Years That Shook Physics (1966; also illustrated by Gamow) can be read with profit even today, and one needs no prior knowledge of contemporary physics to appreciate and understand the story, which is quite an achievement.--Bill Ashworth, Linda Hall Library.
George Gamow
Book review-- "Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe"
Credit where credit is due--"Big Bang"
Mr. Tompkins-George Gamow
- Did I Say That?...an Einstein Quote
Linus Pauling's diary entry for November 16th, 1954. "Einstein Likely Never Said One of His Most Oft-Quoted Phrases" by Rebecca J. Rosen August 9th, 2013 The Atlantic On the list of tales we like to tell about Albert Einstein, the story of his...
- Georges Lemaître And The "big Bang" [aka "hypothesis Of The Primeval Atom"]
Georges Lemaître July 17th, 1894 to June 20th, 1966 This Big Bang will not end as to whom originated the notion. Georges (Henri) Lemaître was a Belgian astronomer and cosmologist, born in Charleroi, Belgium. He was also a civil engineer, army officer,...
- Astronomers And Public Perception
Abstract: Society's view of astronomers has changed over time and from culture to culture. This review discusses some of the many ways that astronomers have been perceived by their societies and suggests ways that astronomers can influence public...
- "cosmology Preference" Poll
Your cosmology preference... Big bang...7 Steady state...1 Other...2 The consensus wins. But now one must ask...what caused the "Big Bang"?...or who caused the "Big Bang"?...and why? The answers may well lie in metaphysics. Other?????? Book review--...
- Book Review-- "big Bang: The Origin Of The Universe"
A review from the Telegraph: In his forthcoming book, bestselling author Simon Singh rewrites the history of the most important scientific discovery of all time. The Big Bang is perhaps the most famous and fundamental theory in the whole of science. As...