Quote of the day
The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilized men.
George Gamow

Born: March 4, 1904
Died: August 19, 1968 (aged 64)
Bio: George Gamow, born Georgiy Antonovich Gamov, was a theoretical physicist and cosmologist notably an early advocate and developer of Lemaître's Big Bang theory.
Known for:
- Mr. Tompkins in paperback (1965)
- The New World of Mr Tompkins
- Thirty years that shook physics (1966)
- The creation of the universe (1952)
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