by George Gamow · Alianza Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420637686
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Dive into the fascinating history of physics with George Gamow's 'Biography of Physics'. This book, published by Alianza Editorial, offers a clear and accessible view of the milestones and key figures in the development of this fundamental science. Ideal for students and science enthusiasts, this pocket edition invites you to explore the mysteries of the universe and the brilliant minds of the physicists who unraveled them.
George Gamow 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, worked on radioactive decay, star formation, stellar nucleosynthesis, Big Bang nucleosynthesis, and predicted the existence of the cosmic microwave background radiation and molecular genetics.
