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GAMOW, George plaque at George Washington Univ in Washington, D.C.
Address: 725 21st St NWCorcoran Hall Nearest Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU (Orange - Blue)
(dcMem ID #1387)
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George Gamow Professor of Physics at the GWU from 1934 to 1956
Gamow (1904-1968) is renowned for developing the "Big Bang Theory" of the universe (1948), explaining nuclear alpha decay by quantum tunneling (1928); describing, with Edward Teller, spin-induced nuclear beta decay (1936); pioneering the liquid-drop model in nuclear physics (1928); introducing the "Gamow" factor in stellar reaction rates & element formation (1938); modeling red giants, supernovae, & neutron stars (1939); first suggesting how the genetic code might be transcribed (1954); and popularizing science through a long series of books, including the adventures of "Mr. Tompkins" (1939-1967).
This plaque is placed in honor of their colleague George Gamow
by the Physics Dept of the GWU April 2000
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