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Gamow wrote 3 monographs (books on scientific subjects) in nuclear physics which are outdated now after 50-70 years. At the time they were written (1931, 1937 and 1949) they were important contributions to the research on the structure of atomic nuclei, radioactivity and nuclear energy sources. He wrote two (educational) text books aimed for college students: Matter, Earth & Sky (1958, rev 1965) and with J.M. Cleveland: Physics: Foundations & Frontiers (1960, rev 1969). He worked on a third book: Basic Theories in Modern Physics with Richard Blade but it was not completed before he died. Scientific books: 1. The Constitution of Atomic Nuclei and Radioactivity, Clarendon Press 1931. 2. Structure of Atomic Nuclei and Nuclear Transformations, Clarendon Press 1937. 3. Theory of Atomic Nucleus and Nuclear Energy Sources (with C. Critchfield), Clarendon Press 1949. Educational text books: 1. Matter, Earth & Sky (1958, rev 1965). 2. Physics: Foundations & Frontiers (with J.M. Cleveland), Prentice-Hall (1960, rev 1969). 3. Basic Theories in Modern Physics, not published by Academic Press 1968. Science for the layman: 1. Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland, Cambridge University Press 1939. 2. The birth and death of the Sun, Viking Press 1940. 3. Biography of the Earth, Viking Press 1941. 4. Mr. Tompkins Explores the Atom, Cambridge University Press 1944. 5. Atomic Energy in Cosmic and Human Life, Cambridge University Press 1947. 6. One Two Three . . . Infinity, Viking Press 1947. 7. The Creation of The Universe, Viking Press 1952. 8. Mr. Tompkins Learns the Facts of Life, Cambridge University Press 1953. 9. Moon, New York - Henry Schuman 1953. 10. Puzzle-Math (with M. Stern). Viking Press 1958. 11. The Atom and Its Nucleus, Prentice-Hall 1961. 12. Biography of Physics, Harper & Row 1961. 13. Gravity, Doubleday & Co. 1962. 14. A Planet Called Earth, Viking Press 1963. 15. A Star Called the Sun, Viking Press 1964. 16. Mr. Tompkins in Paperback, Cambridge University Press 1965. 17. Thirty Years That Shook Physics, Doubleday & Co. 1966. 18. Mr. Tompkins Inside Himself (with M. Ycas), Viking Press 1967. 19. My World Line: An Informal Autobiography, Viking Press 1970. Articles Gamow wrote about 100 scientific articles in different journals like The Physical Review (25), Nature (22), Scientific American (11), The Astrophysical Journal (7), Zeitschrift für Physik (8) and Physikalische Zeitschrift (4). Most of them he wrote alone, but among his collaboraters we should mention Edward Teller, R. Herman and a couple of Ph.D. students: Ralph Alpher and M. Schoenberg. Nature: 1. Successive Alpha-Transformations, Nature Vol 123, 606, Apr 20, 1929. 2. Fine Structure of Alpha-Rays, Nature Sep 13, 1930. 3. Radioactive Disintegration and Nuclear Spin, Nature Mar 26, 1932. 4. Mechanism of gamma Excitation by beta Disintegration, Nature Jan 14, 1933. 5. Nuclear Energy levels, Nature Mar 25, 1933. 6. Fundamental State of Nuclear Alpha-Particles, Nature Apr 29, 1933. 7. Internal temperature of Stars (with Landau), Nature Vol 132, 567, Oct 7, 1933. 8. Modern Ideas on Nuclear Constitution, Nature May 19, 1934. 9. Isomeric Nuclei?, Nature Jun 2, 1934. 10. The Negative Proton, Nature May 25, 1935. 11. The Problem of Stellar Energy (with Chandrasekhar and Tuve), Nature Vol 141, 982, May 28, 1938. 12. The Expanding Universe and the Origin of the Great Nebulae (with Teller), Nature Vol 143, 116-117, Jan 21, 1939. 13. The Expanding Universe and the Origin of the Great Nebulae (with Teller), Nature Vol 143, 375 Mar 4, 1939. 14. Nuclear Reactions in Stellar Evolution, Nature Sep 30, 1939. 15. Nuclear Reactions in Stellar Evolution, Nature Oct 7, 1939. 16. Rotating Universe?, Nature Vol 158, 549, Sep 13, 1946 17. The Evolution of the Universe, Nature Oct 30, 1948. 18. Mixed Types of Stellar Populations, Nature Nov 20, 1948. 19. Hydrogen Exhaustion and Explosions of Stars, Nature Vol 168, 72-73, Jul 14, 1951. 20. Possible Relation between Deoxyribonucleic Acid and Protein Structures, Nature Vol 173, 318, Feb 13, 1954. 21. Case of the Vanished Correlation in Statistics of Quasistellar Objects, Nature Nov 4, 1967. 22. Naming the Units, Nature Vol 219, 765, Aug 17 1968. The Physical Review: 1. Negative Protons and Nuclear Structure, Phys. Rev. (May 15 1934). 2. Selection Rules for the beta Disintegration (with Teller), Phys. Rev. 49, 895-899 (Jun 15 1936). 3. Possibility of Selective Phenomena for Fast Neutrons, Phys. Rev. (Aug 1 1936). 4. Some Generalizations of the Transformation Theory, Phys. Rev. (Feb 15 1937). 5. Nuclear Energy Sources and Stellar Evolution, Phys. Rev. 53, 595-604 (Apr 1 1938). 6. The Rate of Selective Thermonuclear Reactions, Phys. Rev. (Apr 1 1938). 7. Tracks of Stellar Evolution, Phys. Rev. (Jun 1 1938). 8. Tentative Theory of Novae, Phys. Rev. (Sep 15 1938). 9. On the Origin of the Great Nebulae (with Teller), Phys. Rev. 53, 654-657 (Apr 1 1939). 10. Physical Possibilities of Stellar Evolution, Phys. Rev. 53 (Apr 15 1939). 11. Energy Production in Red Giants, Phys. Rev. 53, 719 (Apr 15 1939). 12. Evolution of Red Giants, Phys. Rev. 53 (Apr 15 1939). 13. The Possible Role of Neutrinos in Stellar Evolution (with Scoenberg), Phys. Rev. 58, 117 (Dec 15 1940). 14. Neutrino Theory of Stellar Collapse (with Scoenberg), Phys. Rev. 59, 539-547 (Apr 1 1941). 15. Relative Importance of Different Elements for Neutrino Production, Phys. Rev. (Apr 1 1941). 16. The Evolution of Contracting Stars, Phys. Rev. (Jan 1 1944). 17. Probability of Nuclear Meson-Absorption, Phys. Rev. (Apr 15 1947). 18. The Origin of Chemical Elements (with Alpher and Bethe), Phys. Rev. 73, 803-804 (Apr 1 1948). 19. The Origin of Elements and Separation of Galaxies, Phys. Rev. (Aug 18 1948). 20. Thermonuclear Reactions in the Expanding Universe (with Alpher and Herman), Phys. Rev. (Nov 1 1948). 21. Problem of Red Giants and Cepheid Variables (with C. Longmire), Phys. Rev. (Aug 15 1950). 22. The role of Turbulence in the Evolution of the Universe, Phys. Rev. (Apr 15 1952). 23. Electricity, Gravity and Cosmology, Phys. Rev. Letters (Sep 25 1967). 24. Electricity, Gravity and Cosmology, Phys. Rev. Letters (Oct 23 1967). 25. Observational Properties of the Homogeneous and Isotropic Expanding Universe, Phys. Rev. Letters (Jun 3 1968). The Astrophysical Journal: 1. A Star Model with Selective Thermo Nuclear Source, Astrophys. J. 87, p206 (1938). 2. The Energy Producing Reaction in the Sun, Astrophys. J. (Oct 1 1938). 3. The Shell Source Stellar Model (with Critchfield), Astrophys. J. 89, p244 (Mar 1939). 4. Contractive Evolution of Massive Stars, Astrophys. J. (Nov 1943). 5. On WC and WN Stars, Astrophys. J. (Nov 1943). 6. Recent Progress in Astrophysics (with Hynek), Astrophys. J. (Mar 1945). 7. On Stellar Dynamics of Spherical Galaxies (with Belzer and Keller), Astrophys. J. (Jan 1951). Scientific American: 1. Galaxies in Flight, July 1948. Vol 179-1. 2. Origin of Ice, Oct 1948. Vol 179-4. 3. Supernovae, Dec 1949. Vol 181-6. 4. Turbulence in Space, Jun 1952. Vol 186-6. 5. Modern Cosmology, Mar 1954. Vol 190-3. 6. Information Transfer in the Living Cell, Oct 1955. Vol 193-4. 7. Evolutionary Universe, Sep 1956. Vol 195-3, p136-154. 8. A Rocket around the Moon, Jun 1957. Vol 196-6 9. The Principle of Uncertainty, Jan 1958. Vol 198-1, p51-57. 10. The Exclusion Principle, Jul 1959. Vol 201-1, p74-86. 11. Gravity, Mar 1961. Vol 204, 3, p94-106. |