Includes bibliographical references (approximately pages 267-287)
Contents:
Introduction -- Foreword: Gamow and the Nuclear Perspective -- The Story (And Storied) Man -- Growing Up -- Cabdrivers X Candlesticks -- The Reluctant Revolutionary -- Less Crowded Fields -- Copenhagen -- Igniting the Stars -- Climate Change -- Escape to America -- At GW -- Urca, Or How to Lose It Fast -- Giants, Dwarfs and Evolution -- A World Shaking Announcement -- Gamow Stumbles onto a Secret -- The Ultimate Beginning -- Alpher, Bethe and Gamow -- The Right Man for the Job -- Barns and the Universe -- Competition and Problems --Found, and Forgotten -- Legacy -- An Extravagant Deviation -- Popular Writing -- Igor the Cowboy -- Constant -- In the End
Summary:
"... the first complete biography of a colorful and influential physicist who instigated the modern Big Bang theory of the universe's birth. The book, rich in anecdotes reflecting Gamow's humorous and clowning side, is a detailed account of his scientific insights and contributions."--Provided by publisher
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