What is George Gamow?
'''George Gamow''' ({{OldStyleDate|March 4|1904|February 20}}{{spaced ndash}}August 19, 1968), born '''Georgiy Antonovich Gamov''' ({{lang-ru|Георгий Антонович Гамов}}), was a [[Theoretical physics|theoretical physicist]] and [[cosmologist]]. He discovered a theoretical explanation of [[alpha decay]] through [[quantum tunneling]]. Gamow was born in [[Odessa]] in the [[Russian Empire]]. He studied [[atomic physics]] and a few other kinds of [[physics]]. He ran away from the Soviet Union in 1933. He went to the United States and taught at the [[University of Washington]]. He wrote books in German, French and Russian, and later in English. Some of his books were for fellow scientists and some explained science to laymen. His most famous book was ''One Two Three... Infinity.'' ==Related pages== *[[Ukrainian Americans]] {{authority control}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gamow, George}} [[Category:1904 births]] [[Category:1968 deaths]] [[Category:Academics from Washington (state)]] [[Category:American theoretical physicists]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]] [[Category:People from Odesa]] [[Category:Soviet scientists]] [[Category:Russian theoretical physicists]]