One, Two, Three...Infinity

Facts and Speculations of Science

George Gamow

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Dover
01 September 1988

Mathematics & Sciences; Science: general issues

Series: Dover Books on Mathema 1.4tics

Over 120 delightful pen-and-ink illustrations by the author add another dimension of good-natured charm to these wide-ranging explorations. A mind-expanding volume for the layman and the science-minded.

By one of the leading physicists of the twentieth century, George Gamow's One, Two, Three...

Infinity is one of the most memorable popular books on physics, mathematics, and science generally ever written, famous for having, directly or indirectly, launched the academic and/or scientific careers of many young people whose first real encounter with the wonders and mysteries of mathematics and science was through reading this book as a teenager. Untypically for popular science books, this one is enhanced by the author's own delightful sketches.

By: George Gamow
Imprint: Dover
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 213mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 435g
ISBN: 9780486256641
ISBN 10: 0486256642
Series: Dover Books on Mathema 1.4tics
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 September 1988
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

"PART I. PLAYING WITH NUMBERS I. Big Numbers II. Natural and Artificial Numbers ""PART II. SPACE, TIME & EINSTEIN"" III. Unusual Properties of Space IV. The World of Four Dimensions V. Relativity of Space and Time PART III. MICROCOSMOS VI. Descending Staircase VII. Modern Alchemy VIII. The Law of Disorder IX. The Riddle of Life PART IV. MACROCOSMOS X. Expanding Horizons XI. The Days of Creation Index"

Reviews for One, Two, Three...Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science

This is a fine follow-up book for the reader whose interest in atomic energy has whetted his appetite for science in general. In the easy manner of his previous popularizations (Birth and Death of the Sun, Mr. Tompkins Explores the Atom and others) the author manages to explore quite deeply into the great ultimates of modern science - the meaning of space and time, the origins and concepts of life, the creation of the universe. Within this framework is packed an amazing amount of detail and anecdote, all without any effect of crowding or glibness. Professional scientists will object to the air of certainty which pervades the book - we tried several passages on a biologist, on a physicist, both of whom felt that Professor Gamow was erring on the side of being too definite. Nevertheless it's a stimulating and provocative book for the science-minded layman. (Kirkus Reviews)