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Title: One Two Three . . . Infinity : Facts and Speculations of Science by George Gamow ISBN: 0-486-25664-2 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 September, 1988 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A nice introduction to Science and Math
Comment: This book was written, thank god, before physics got so esoteric that it started sounding like metaphysics+philosophy, and the only thing that kept it physics was that math was still involved a bit. It clearly explains a lot of concepts clearly, but its not a baby book either. The book is fun to read, never boring and wide-ranging. Gamow has written other good books eplaining elementary relativity and quantum mechanics to the mostly layman, such as his 'Mr. Thompkins' series, which I loved. I hope that other athors can try to explain concepts so clearly and lucidly, in a friendly manner without sounding overbearing.
Rating: 5
Summary: The inspiration for scores of scientific careers
Comment: George Gamow tends to get forgotten these days. He died some time ago, and his books are now over forty years old. Some, like his history of 20th century physics, may seem a bit dated in light of the discoveries since then.
Yet there's still magic in these pages. Gamow was one of the greatest of 20th century physicists, and at the same time, a great teacher whose passion for the sheer fun of math and science was communicated in his books, whether explaining the wonders of infinite series, or how to locate a hidden pirate's treasure chest using imaginary numbers. Unlike a lot of modern poipular science writers, Gamow didn't shy away from showing you the math- but he could explain in a way that even an elementary school child could understand.
A wonderful book for the child or adult who isn't afraid to think.
Rating: 5
Summary: Much more than it seems
Comment: This book is brillant in many different ways. Not only does Gamow explain the mysteries of the universe in a way that is easy to understand, but his book covers more ground that even he realized when he wrote it. Much of the book, (the sections on extremely large numbers, the drunkard's walk, the law of entropy, etc) is now being studied from a computer science point of view. I studied much of this material in my computer science classes, only not in an atomic point of view, like Gamow, but in a binary point of view. The theories and proofs are the same, just the application is slightly different. I cannot recomend this book highly enough. It is extremely readable and you don't need a doctorate in physics or math to understand what is being taught.
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Title: Mr Tompkins in Paperback : Comprising 'Mr Tompkins in Wonderland' and 'Mr Tompkins Explores the Atom' by George Gamow ISBN: 0521447712 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 26 March, 1993 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Thirty Years that Shook Physics : The Story of Quantum Theory by George Gamow ISBN: 048624895X Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 July, 1985 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Gravity by George Gamow ISBN: 0486425630 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 23 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Flatland : A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott ISBN: 048627263X Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 21 September, 1992 List Price(USD): $1.50 |
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Title: Geometry, Relativity and the Fourth Dimension by Rudolf Rucker ISBN: 0486234002 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1977 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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