The Moon

by George Gamow

Recent explorations of the lunar surface are related in a history of man's knowledge about the moon

Hardcover

First published June 1, 1971

About the author

George Gamow (Russian pronunciation: [ˈɡaməf:]; March 4 [O.S. February 20:] 1904 – August 19, 1968), born Georgiy Antonovich Gamov (Георгий Антонович Гамов), was a theoretical physicist and cosmologist born in the Russian Empire. He discovered alpha decay via quantum tunneling and worked on radioactive decay of the atomic nucleus, star formation, stellar nucleosynthesis, big bang nucleosynthesis, cosmic microwave background, nucleocosmogenesis and genetics.

Reviews

[Everett · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nuclear physicist provides general information on the moon using the power of everyday examples to explain rather complex phenomena. A worthy read.