One of the world's foremost nuclear physicists (celebrated for his theory of radioactive decay, among other accomplishments), George Gamow possessed the unique ability of making the world of science accessible to the general reader. He brings that ability to bear in this delightful expedition through the problems, pleasures, and puzzles of modern science. Among the topics scrutinized with the author's celebrated good humor and pedagogical prowess are the macrocosm and the microcosm, theory of numbers, relativity of space and time, entropy, genes, atomic structure, nuclear fission, and the origin of the solar system. In the pages of this book readers grapple with such crucial matters as whether it is possible to bend space, why a rocket shrinks, the 'end of the world problem,' excursions into the fourth dimension, and a host of other tantalizing topics for the scientifically curious.
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. HardCover. Pub Date: 2017-11-01 Pages: 312 Language: Chinese Publisher: science press. Beijing. the popular science in the 20th century classic collection From a to the infinity of scientific facts and speculation is a popular science book influential at home and abroad. published by science press introduced after the 1970 s. has caused great repercussions in the domestic. direct. Seller Inventory # NI057943