“...fullofintellectualtreatsandtricks,ofwhimsyanddeepscientificphilosophy.Itishighbrowentertainmentatitsbest,ateasingchallengetoallwhoaspiretothinkabouttheuniverse.“--NewYorkHeraldTribuneOneoftheworld’sforemostnuclearphysicists(celebratedforhistheoryofradioactivedecay,amongotheraccomplishments),GeorgeGamowpossessedtheuniqueabilityofmakingtheworldofscienceaccessibletothegeneralreader.Hebringsthatabilitytobearinthisdelightfulexpeditionthroughtheproblems,pleasures,andpuzzlesofmodernscience.Amongthetopicsscrutinizedwiththeauthor’scelebratedgoodhumorandpedagogicalprowessarethemacrocosmandthemicrocosm,theoryofnumbers,relativityofspaceandtime,entropy,genes,atomicstructure,nuclearfission,andtheoriginofthesolarsystem.Inthepagesofthisbookreadersgrapplewithsuchcrucialmattersaswhetheritispossibletobendspace,whyarocketshrinks,the“endoftheworldproblem,“excursionsintothefourthdimension,andahostofothertantalizingtopicsforthescientificallycurious.Brimmingwithamusinganecdotesandprovocativeproblems,OneTwoThree...Infinityalsoincludesover120delightfulpen-and-inkillustrationsbytheauthor,addinganotherdimensionofgood-naturedcharmtothesewide-rangingexplorations.Whateveryourlevelofscientificexpertise,chancesareyou’llderiveagreatdealofpleasure,stimulation,andinformationfromthisunusualandimaginativebook.Itbelongsinthelibraryofanyonecuriousaboutthewondersofthescientificuniverse.“InOneTwoThree...Infinity,asinhisotherbooks,GeorgeGamowsucceedswhereothersfailbecauseofhisremarkableabilitytocombinetechnicalaccuracy,choiceofmaterial,dignityofexpression,andreadability.“--SaturdayReviewofLiterature
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