Stories by George Gamow

Albert Einstein showed that gravitation can be interpreted as a geometrical property of spacetime. His further hope, of relating gravity and electromagnetism, is still unfulfilled

Albert Einstein showed that gravitation can be interpreted as a geometrical property of space-time. His further hope, of relating gravity and electromagnetism, is still unfulfilled

It governs both matter and antimatter, explains the internal structure of atoms and nuclei, and enables us to predict the behavior of a confusing assortment of fundamental particles

This rule of modern physics, which states that events at the atomic level cannot be observed with certainty, helps resolve the paradox that particles sometimes behave like waves and waves like particles

After the artificial satellites have been launched, this may be the next step into space. The rapid progress of intercontinental missiles indicates that it may be closer than most people think

Most cosmologists believe that the universe began as a dense kernel of matter and radiant energy which started to expand about five billion years ago and later coalesced into galaxies

Comparing components of genetic material to playing card suits, the author suggests how cells store their identities in the form of chemical codes which they use to build replicas of themselves

Its theories utilize evidence from such things as the decay of atoms, the metabolism of stars and the flight of galaxies to describe the structure of the Universe in space and time

A turbulent stream of water consists of eddies within eddies within eddies. These are only a small sample of the hierarchy of eddies which may extend even unto the motions of galaxies

The medieval Chinese observed a stellar explosion that would dwarf ordinary novae. Astronomers have detected such stars in other galaxies and pondered their cause

Eccentricities in the motion of the earth may account for the glacial epochs of the past, thus assuring others for the future

If the island universes are indeed racing away from one another, the fact may shed light on the primordial formation of nuclei and atoms