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 enlarge | Author: George Gamow
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 14314
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
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Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0486256642
Dewey Decimal Number: 500
EAN: 9780486256641
ASIN: 0486256642
Publication Date: September 1, 1988
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Very nice read. December 14, 2007
Covers a lot of topic and even though I have not completed the entire book, I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in popular science literature.
Don't Think Too Hard September 22, 2007
This book takes very complex theories and theorems and puts them into simple, everyday words that most of us "regular" people can understand. By finally understanding them, you yourself will start to boggle your own mind thinking about other theories and maybe, if fortunate enough, will even form your own.
What a book! September 4, 2007
I somehow came across this book when I was about 12, started reading it, and couldn't put it down. Now at the age of 52, I happened upon it once again, started reading it, and once again couldn't put it down. The delightful style of writing of Mr. Gamov, along with his tremendous knowledge, make this book a real gem. Highly recommended for children or adults with an inquisitive mind.
Hoping My Grandsons Enjoy the Delightful Exploration August 11, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
"In plain words our result means: the most probable distance of our drunkard from the lamp post after a certain large number of irregular turns is equal to the average length of each straight track that he walks, times the square root of their number." G. Gamow
Exploration of scientific puzzles:
One book, which I read in 1960 (The Revised edition) when I graduated in Engineering was, "One, Two, Three... Infinity," a wonderful book by George Gamow who explored science and its speculations. George Gamow, a nuclear physicist wrote an entertaining book, describing the wonders of nature and, how we understand facts and perceive issues about the universe. That book was selected as one of the top 1000 books ever written, translated in Egypt to inform the younger generation of the New republic. The fascinating chapters of the readable book on contemporary science, takes you from playing with numbers to the microcosmos on: number theory, relativity, fourth dimension, entropy, genes, atomic structure, the riddle of life and the days of creation.
Storytelling by a Renowned Physicist:
In a storytelling style with which the author and great mathematics educator, George Gamow, approaches his subject and grabs the interest of the reader goes far beyond math, science, physics, and mere numbers placed in esoteric formulae. Continuing on through more exploration of mathematical randomness, and statistical approximation of probabilities, simple game theory and related problems. Gamow leads the lay reader from mathematical complexity into a treatment of aspects of organic chemistry to genetic theory, and out to a cosmological mindwarp territory, taking you from the roots of the ancient Alexandrian world through early and later geometrical analysis and extrapolations from the phenomenon of parallax, to the spherical shape of earth by an early Alexandrian mathemetician, Eratosthenes. Gamow diligently coaches the novice through passing items such as supernova explosion, galactic clusters, a collection of diverse examples of stars and stages of their development, expanding of the Universe as the expanding of a balloon's surface, with points on the surface all retreating from all others at the same rate (fig 127). The volume contains over 120 delightful pen illustrations by the inspiring author, adding another dimension of good-natured charm to these wide-ranging explorations, a mind-expanding volume for the layman and the science-minded.
Book Recent Review:
"Gamow did indeed 'strive' ... in One Two Three...Infinity - to 'emphasize' the importance of science and technology. ...In his original Preface, written in 1947 at the time the book was first published, ...he did not 'attempt to tell the whole story" of modern science; he also shows his ability to understand and be modest when he writes..." Academon
"It seems that almost all the reviewers had the same experience: we read this book at an early age, and it was so fascinating, so inspiring, and so magical that it directed us into math and science for the rest of our lives." Stan Veroony
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Can you count INFINITY? July 14, 2007
Can infinity be counted? Is there more than one type of infinity? Answer: Yes to both questions. Learn how counting things that (seemingly) cannot be counted is done - and, while you're at it, learn about the fourth dimension.
A classic that has been recommended reading for over 50 years!
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