“If and when all the laws governing physical phenomena are finally discovered, and all the empirical constants occurring in these laws are finally expressed through the four independent basic constants, we will be able to say that physical science has… — George Gamow Copy Share Image
“Since the atoms are indestructible, the disintegration of human body after death should be actually considered as the dispersion of the separate filaments (except… — George Gamow Copy Share Image
All kinds of physical considerations become senseless when we try to apply them to distances smaller than 10 -13 centimeter. — George Gamow Copy Share Image
So I am just sitting and waiting, listening, and if something exciting comes, I just jump in. — George Gamow Copy Share Image
Much later, when I was discussing cosmological problems with Einstein, he remarked that the introduction of the cosmological term was the biggest blunder he… — George Gamow Copy Share Image
My father was a teacher of the Russian language and literature in high school. — George Gamow Copy Share Image
If the expansion of the space of the universe is uniform in all directions, an observer located in anyone of the galaxies will see… — George Gamow Copy Share Image
When, in school, they were teaching algebra, I was studying differential equations at home. — George Gamow Copy Share Image
It took less than an hour to make the atoms, a few hundred million years to make the stars and planets, but five billion… — George Gamow Copy Share Image
I learned Einstein's theory of relativity when I was still in school. I simply got interested. — George Gamow Copy Share Image
Twinkle, twinkle, quasi-star Biggest puzzle from afar How unlike the other ones Brighter than a billion suns Twinkle, twinkle, quasi-star How I wonder what… — George Gamow Copy Share Image
Much later, when I discussed the problem with Einstein, he remarked that the introduction of the cosmological term was the biggest blunder he ever… — George Gamow Copy Share Image
“If and when all the laws governing physical phenomena are finally discovered, and all the empirical constants occurring in these laws are finally expressed… — George Gamow Copy Share Image
Whereas all humans have approximately the same life expectancy the life expectancy of stars varies as much as from that of a butterfly to… — George Gamow Copy Share Image
There was a young fellow from Trinity, Who took the square root of infinity. But the number of digits, Gave him the fidgets; He… — George Gamow Copy Share Image
My mother was the only girl in the family. One brother was District Attorney of Odessa or something; another was teaching classical languages; another… — George Gamow Copy Share Image
