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George Gamow
Russian-american theoretical physicist and cosmologist (1904–1968).
Born March 4th, 1904 in Odesa.
Died August 19th, 1968 at 64 years old in Boulder.
Occupations
astronomer, astrophysicist, biochemist, cosmologist, inventor, nuclear physicist, physicist, university teacher, writer
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