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The George Gamow symposium : sponsored by the George Washington University and the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 12 April 1997

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The George Gamow symposium : sponsored by the George Washington University and the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 12 April 1997 / edited by E. Harper, W.C. Parke, and G.D. Anderson.
Author
George Gamow Symposium (1997 : George Washington University)
Publication
San Francisco, Calif. : Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1997.

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  • Harper, E.
  • Parke, W. C.
  • Anderson, G. D.
  • George Washington University.
  • Carnegie Institution of Washington.
Description
157 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Astronomical Society of the Pacific conference series ; v. 129
Uniform Title
Astronomical Society of the Pacific conference series ; v. 129.
Alternative Title
Gamow symposium
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • Appendix: The Publications of George Gamow, p. 141-151.
Contents
Washington Conferences on Theoretical Physics (1935-1947) -- Symposium Program -- Opening addresses / Stephen Trachtenberg, Maxine Singer and Fred Saalfeld -- Gamow, Alpha Decay, and the Liquid-Drop Model of the Nucleus / Roger H. Stuewer -- Influence of Gamow on Early Astrophysics and on Early Accelerators in Nuclear Physics / Hans Bethe -- George Gamow and the Big Bang Model -- Part I: Cosmochemistry in the Early Universe / Ralph Alpher -- Part II: Prediction of the Cosmic Radiation Background / Robert Herman -- Discovery of the Cosmic Background Radiation / Robert Wilson -- What George Gamow Did not Know about the Universe / Vera Rubin -- Gamow and the Genetic Code / Alexander Rich -- Some Personal Memories of George Gamow / Edward Teller -- Panel Discussion and Reminiscences of George Gamow / Igor Gamow, Marshall Nirenberg and James Follin [et al.] -- App. George Gamow's Publications.
ISBN
188673349X
LCCN
97074383
OCLC
ocm37888474
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries