Thirty Years That Shook Physics. One, Two, Three... Infinity

Georgy Antonovich Gamov 1904–1968 – one of the founding fathers of modern physics, known for his work in quantum mechanics, atomic and nuclear physics, astrophysics, cosmology, and biology. At the beginning of the last century, classical physics was shaken by two great revolutionary theories. One of them – Albert Einstein's theory of relativity – revolutionized the classical concept of space-time. The second – quantum – was born and developed in the collaboration of a whole constellation of scientists, such as Max Planck, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Paul Dirac… In his book Thirty Years That Shook Physics, Georgy Gamov tells the thrilling story of the brainstorming of great minds, in which he himself took an active part. * * * About the wonders of mathematics, the unusual properties of space, entropy, genes, and the phenomenon of life. In the book, written for a wide audience, Georgy Gamov gathered the most interesting facts and theories of modern science, to present the reader with a general picture of the Universe and the main achievements in the field of fundamental scientific knowledge, so that he could share with him his enthusiasm for the amazing and mysterious existence.