George Gamow
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Summary
George Gamow was born on March 4, 1904[1], in Odesa[2]. He died on August 19, 1968[3], in Boulder[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], inventor[6], writer[7], nuclear physicist[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,131 views/month, #7,194 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Colorado[11], Green Mountain Cemetery[12]
- Spouse: Barbara Perkins Gamow[13]
- Child: Igor Gamow[14]
- Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[15], Soviet Union[16], United States[17]
- Native language: Russian[18]
- Occupation: cosmologist[19], biochemist[20], astronomer[21], astrophysicist[22]
- Field of work: theoretical physics[23], astrophysics[24], nuclear physics[25], physical cosmology[26], biochemistry[27], literary activity[28], scientific literature[29], popular science literature[30], children's and young adult literature[31]
- Employer: University of California, Berkeley[32], George Washington University[33], University of Copenhagen Niels Bohr Institute[34], V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute[35], University of Colorado Boulder[36], Ioffe Institute[37]
- Educated at: Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University[38], Odesa University[39], Saint Petersburg State University[40]
- Doctoral advisor: Alexander Friedmann[41], Yurii Aleksandrovich Krutkov[42]
- Notable work: Mr Tompkins[43], One Two Three... Infinity[44], cosmic microwave background[45], Alpher–Bethe–Gamow theory[46]
- Award received: Kalinga Prize[47], Fellow of the American Physical Society[48]
- Member of: Academy of Sciences of the USSR[49], American Physical Society[50], National Academy of Sciences[51]
- Religion or worldview: atheism[52]
- Sex or gender: male[53]
- Doctoral student: Ralph Asher Alpher[54], Vera Rubin[55]
- Commons category: George Gamow[56]
- Residence: Odesa[57]
- Family name: Gamow[58], Gamov[59]
- Given name: Georgy[60]
- Significant event: nevozvrashchentsy[61]
- Topic's main category: Category:George Gamow[62]
- Commons gallery: George Gamow[63]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for George Gamow include Alpher–Bethe–Gamow theory[64], Gamow[65], and 8816 Gamow[66].
Why It Matters
George Gamow has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] He is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
He has been cited as an influence by Robert H. Dicke[69], an astronomer[70], 1916–1997[71], of United States[72], awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal[73]; Hagen Kleinert[74], a theoretical physicist[75], 1941–2025[76], of Germany[77], awarded the Max Born Prize[78], specialised in theoretical physics[79]; and Charles Critchfield[80], a physicist[81], 1910–1994[82], of United States[83], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society[84], specialised in mathematical physics[85].
He is credited with the discovery of Alpher–Bethe–Gamow theory[86], a scientific theory[87] and liquid drop model[88], an atom model[89]. Works attributed to him include One Two Three... Infinity[90], a literary work[91]. Entities named for him include Alpher–Bethe–Gamow theory[64], Gamow[65], and 8816 Gamow[66].
His notable doctoral advisees include Vera Rubin[92] and Ralph Asher Alpher[93].
FAQs
Where was George Gamow born?
George Gamow was born in Odesa[2].
Where did George Gamow die?
George Gamow passed away in Boulder[4].
Who was George Gamow married to?
George Gamow's spouses include Barbara Perkins Gamow[13].
What did George Gamow do for work?
George Gamow worked as a physicist[5], inventor[6], writer[7], nuclear physicist[8], and university teacher[9].
Where did George Gamow go to school?
George Gamow was educated at Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University[38], Odesa University[39], and Saint Petersburg State University[40].
What awards did George Gamow receive?
Honors received include Kalinga Prize[47] and Fellow of the American Physical Society[48].
Who did George Gamow influence?
George Gamow has been cited as an influence by Robert H. Dicke[69], Hagen Kleinert[74], and Charles Critchfield[80].
What did George Gamow discover?
George Gamow is credited as discoverer of Alpher–Bethe–Gamow theory[86] and liquid drop model[88].