Ga·mow

(gā′mou, găm′ôf, -ŏf), George 1904-1968.

Russian-born American physicist known for his work in nuclear physics and cosmology, especially his role in developing the Big Bang theory. He also wrote several books popularizing scientific ideas.

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Gam•ow

(ˈgæm ɔf, -ɒf)

n.

George, 1904–68, U.S. physicist, born in Russia.

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Gamow - United States physicist (born in Russia) who was a proponent of the big-bang theory and who did research in radioactivity and suggested the triplet code for DNA (1904-1968)

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Gamow got the details wrong in his scheme, but he had the right idea just the same.

Genetic code

Gamow points out that the expansion of the universe began a few billion years ago, and that while it is slowing down it will never stop: 'Our universe is expanding limitlessly into the infinity.'"

50 & 25 years ago

The difference between this proposed study and recent work of Takahashi based on Langevin equation for cluster deuterium is that we focus on solution of Schrodinger-Langevin equation [6,7] with PT-Symmetric periodic potential as we discussed in the preceding paper and its Gamow integral.

Schrodinger-Langevin equation with PT-symmetric periodic potential and its application to deuteron cluster

Interestingly, Takahashi also described the Gamow integral of his STTBA model as follows [7]

On PT-symmetric periodic potential, Quark Confinement, and other impossible pursuits

Tompkins, used so effectively by George Gamow in his physical-science books many years ago.

Discovering the Secrets of the Sun

The microwave background was predicted by George Gamow and his associates Ralph Alpher and Robert Herman in 1948, and it was first observed in 1965 by Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson of Bell Laboratories.

Dark matter and the origin of cosmic structure

The list of topics covered is quite impressive and ranges from Becquerel's radioactivity to Rubbia's Large Electron Positron accelerator, from Rutherford's nucleus to Fermi's fission reactor, and from Shelton's supernova to Gamow's Big Bang.

Spaceship Neutrino

The Pressure Equipment Regulations (through South African National Standard (SANS) 347) classify a typical Gamow bag (based on volume and maximum operating pressure at <1.5 ATA) as category 'not regulated'.

Low-pressure fabric hyperbaric chambers

In fact, radioactive half-lives themselves are based on underlying probabilities discovered by George Gamow, and it's not possible to say with certainty in a radioactively-decaying sample of an element whether "this" atom will decay to its isotope or if "this other one" will instead.

Sterile Drug Manufacturing: Does it really exist, or is it just a theoretical concept?

Not long after that decision, physicist George Gamow, then best known for his theories on the origins of the chemical elements (and who heard about Rubin through Robert's office mate), called Rubin to discuss her thesis.

Vera Rubin's universe: by looking at things others didn't think were interesting, the astronomer often labeled the "mother of dark matter" forever changed our picture of the cosmos