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George Gamow
George Gamow (1904-1968)

physicist, inventor, nuclear physicist, cosmologist, biochemist, astronomer, astrophysicist

  • Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University, Odesa University

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One, two, three ... infinity
The New World of Mr Tompkins
Mr. Tompkins inside himself
Cong yi dao wu qiong da
Thirty years that shook physics
Laughing Space
Physics
Gravity
Mr. Tompkins in paperback
A star called the sun
Puzzle-math
The Expert Dreamers
Matter, earth, and sky
Biography of physics
Mr. Tompkins Gets Serious
The birth and death of the sun
Biography of the earth
Biografia De La Fisica/ Biography of Physics
Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland
The creation of the universe
One, two, three ... infinity
The great physicists from Galileo to Einstein
Mr Tompkins in paperback
My world line; an informal autobiography
The moon
Cosmology, fusion & other matters
A Star called the sun
Theory of atomic nucleus and nuclear energy-sources
One, two, three ... infinity
Biography of physics
Mr. Tompkins explores the atom
The creation of the universe
A plan et called earth
Atomic energy in cosmic and human life
The atom and its nucleus
A planet called earth
Matter, earth, and sky
Thirty years that shook physics
Dunyamizin hayat hikayesi
Matter, Earth, and sky
Structure of atomic nuclei and nuclear transformations
Thirty years that shook physics
Biography of the earth
Physics: foundations and frontiers
Physics: foundations and frontiers
The atom and its nucleus
TRENTE ANNEES QUI EBRANLERENT LA PHYSIQUE. HISTOIRE DE LA THEORIE QUANTIQUE
Theory of atomic nucleus and nuclear energy-sources
the moon
Theory of atomic nucleus and nuclear energy-sources
Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland; or, Stories of C, G, and H. Illustrated by John Hookham
Atomic energy in cosmic and human life
Jeux mathématiques
Matière, terre et ciel
Mr Tompkins learns the facts of life
Una estrella llamada Sol
Monsieur Tompkins au pays des merveilles
Gravity
La gravitation
Matter Earth and Sky
Biography
Thiry years that shook physics
Biographie de la terre
A star called the Sun
Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland or Stories of c, G, and h
Mr Tompkins in Wonderland, or, Stories of c, G, and h
Monsieur Tompkins s'explore lui-même
Der Bau des Atomkerns und die Radioaktivität
Thirty years that shook physics. The story of quantum theory. Illustrations by the author.
Constitution of atomic nuclei and radioactivity
One, two, three ... infinity
Biography of the earth, its past, present, and future
A star called the sun / George Gamow
Geburt und Tod der Sonne
Un, deux, trois...l'infini
One Two Three..
Mr. Tompkins Inside Himself
La creación del universo
Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland
Matematiska tankelekar
Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland
Mr. Tompkins explores the atom
Physics
Hoshi
The atom and its nucleus
Mr. Tompkins i Droemmeland eller Historien om lille c, store G og lille h
Structure of atomic nuclei and nuclear transfomations
Matter, earth, and sky
My world line
The birth and death of the sun
Di Qiu gu jin tan
Nacimiento y muerte del sol
Mr Tomkins in wonderland
Wu li shi jie qi yu ji
Mr. Tompkins i Droemmeland eller historien om c, G og h
One, two, three ... infinity
Prikl͡iucheni͡ia mistera Tompkinsa
Mr. Tompkins in paperback
Mr. Tompkins in paperback
Expanding universe and the origin of galaxies
Theory of atomic nucleus and nuclear energy-sources
Albert-László Barabási
Albert-László Barabási (born 1967)

physicist, network scientist

  • University of Bucharest, Boston University

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Max Tegmark
Max Tegmark (born 1967)

physicist, astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist

  • Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm School of Economics

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What Are You Optimistic About?
Our Mathematical Universe
Life 3.0
Microwave foregrounds
The angular power spectrum of BATSE 3B gamma-ray bursts
Improved limits on gamma-ray burst repetition from BATSE
Stanislav Drobyshevsky
Stanislav Drobyshevsky (born 1978)

biologist, anthropologist, science communicator, scientific editor

  • MSU Faculty of Biology

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Mary Somerville
Mary Somerville (1780-1872)

mathematician, scientist, physicist, geologist

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On the connexion of the physical sciences
On molecular and microscopic science
Physical geography
The Connection Of The Physical Sciences
Personal recollections
Personal recollections, from early life to old age, of Mary Somerville
Personal recollections, from early life to old age
On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences
On the connection of the physical sciences
Mechanism of the heavens
Collected Works of Mary Somerville
Physical geography
On the connexion of the physical sciences
The connexion of the physical sciences
Geografia fisica, tr. di E. Pepoli
On the magnetising power of the more refrangible rays of light
One with a Shepherd
The Stars in Their Courses (Canongate Classics)
The Garfield Reading Club: Reading is my life
Personal recollections
Mechanism of heavens
On the connexion of the physical sciences
Personal recollections, from early life to old age, of Mary Somerville : with selections from her correspondence
Cookery and domestic economy
Physische Geographie aus dem Englischen von D. Adolph Barth
A preliminary dissertation on the mechanism of the heavens
Electro-magnetism
Physical geography
Jim Al-Khalili
Jim Al-Khalili (born 1962)

physicist, science communicator, professor, theoretical physicist, television presenter

  • University of Surrey, Priory School

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Nucleus
Quantum
Paradox
Quantum
Black holes, wormholes, and time machines
PARADOX
The House of Wisdom
Lectures on flavor physics
Black Holes, Wormholes & Time Machines
Life on the Edge
Sunfall
Pathfinders
Atom (Icon Science)
The House of Wisdom
Atom
50 Teoras Cientficas Revolucionarias E Imaginativas
The Euroschool Lectures on Physics with Exotic Beams, Vol. II
Cuántica
La physique - L'essentiel tout simplement
Schwarze Löcher, Wurmlöcher und Zeitmaschinen
Quantum Mechanics
Mapping Science
What's Next?
What the Future Looks Like
Quantum
Quantum
Paradox
Aliens
Schwarze Löcher, Wurmlöcher und Zeitmaschinen (German Edition)
La fisica del diavolo. Maxwell, Schrodinger, Einstein e i paraossi
Im Haus der Weisheit
Life on the Edge
Aliens : Science Asks
The World According to Physics
Halo Nuclei
World According to Physics
Paradoks Bilimin En Buyuk Dokuz Bilmecesi
Aliens
Know It All Energy
Kuantum Sinirinda Yasam
Pathfinders
Quantum Mechanics (a Ladybird Expert Book)
Joy of Science
Life on the Edge
Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines
Sunfall
Gravity
Mae and Marco's Space Journey
Uzaylilar
Aliens
Quantum
Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines, Second Edition
Pathfinders
El mundo según la física
El mundo según la física
Yakov Perelman
Yakov Perelman (1882-1942)

journalist, mathematician, science communicator, physicist, naturalist

  • Imperial Forestry Institute

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Astronomy for entertainment
Figures for Fun
Qu wei wu li xue xu pian =
Qu wei ke xue da quan ji
Physics for Entertainment
Zhivaya Matematika
Mathematics Can Be Fun
Zanimatelʹnai͡a algebra
Zajmująca fizyka
Zanimatelʹnai͡a fizika
Fisica Recreativa
Fun with maths and physics
Zanimatel £nai Ła geometrii Ła
Oh, la physique ! 250 casse-tête pour tester votre sens physique
Zanimatelʹnai͡a mekhanika
Veselye zadachi
Zanimatel'naya mekhanika
Physics Can Be Fun
Zanimatelʹnye zadachi i opyty
Mezhplanetnye puteshestvii͡a
Fokusy i razvlecheniya
Zanimatelʹnai͡a fizika
You qu di wu li shi jie
Zhong xiao cheng zhen gui hua jian zhu te dian
Qu wei shu xue mi ti =
Znaete li vy fiziku?
Veselye zadachi
Qu wei wu li xue wen da =
Chto? Zachem? Pochemu?
Hŭngmi innŭn mulli munje wa sirhŏm
A tsayṭung-boygn
Podróż po przemysłowej strefie osiedlenia (Szkice podróżnicze technika)
Zhivai︠a︡ matematika
Kak idet ėlektrifikat︠s︡ii︠a︡ strany
Zanimatelʹnai͡a mekhanika
Zhivai͡a matematika
Mecanica Para Todos
Michael S. Gazzaniga
Michael S. Gazzaniga (born 1939)

psychologist, neuroscientist, physician, neurologist

  • Dartmouth College, California Institute of Technology

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