Gamow
Americannoun
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That monumental discovery sparked decades of epic debates about the vastness and origins of the universe, and they involved a clash of titans, the Russian-American nuclear physicist George Gamow and the British astrophysicist Fred Hoyle.
From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2021
Gamow performed a quick calculation using quantum rules and solved the alpha decay problem overnight, sharing his results with Hungarian physicist Eugene Wigner the next day.
From Scientific American • Aug. 18, 2021
Spillane, T. et al. 12C + 12C fusion reactions near the Gamow Energy.
From Nature • May 22, 2018
Gamow revived the term to describe the material of the hot Big Bang.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
Produce protons in sufficient quantity, Gamow suggested, and sooner or later a lucky bullet would find its mark.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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