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One Two Three . . . Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science
by George Gamow
from Dover Publications

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• It remains one of the best popular science books ever published
  When I was in high school, this was one of the books that was a must read among the "brains." Back then; everyone carried a three-ring binder with his or her books on top, so what book you were reading would be visible when you laid them down. The fact that reading this book was considered a status symbol is an indication of how highly it was regarded. This collective opinion was not unwarranted; Gamow is one of the best in taking complex scientific principles and rephrasing them into a form that is easily... more info

• it's ok
  i bought this book purely because some people had stated how much of an impact it was when they read it when they were young. i guess i am too old to enjoy it. i'll give this book to my nephew when he turns 12 and see what he thinks

• Blast From the Past
  Although this was first published in 1947 - over 60 years ago!!! - it is as fresh as if it had been written today. Sure, we know much more about the quantum world, the composition of the atom and the universe itself but Gamow successfully accomplishes the subtitle of the book: Facts and speculation of Science. The clarity of language, mathematics, formulae and examples make this a delight to read even for non-mathematicians. The organization - from atomic to universal - allows the reader to explore both... more info

• This the book that woke me to science!
  I first read 1, 2, 3, Infinity when I was about 13, and it whetted my appetite to know more. Gamow's explanations of how the universe works are lucid and entertaining. I'm giving a copy to my grandson, who'll be 10 in June, in the hope that he'll find the same kind of fascination with the universe that so excited me those many years ago I think it's amazing that most of the concepts he discusses have remained pretty stable during the nearly fifty years since the last revision. In addition to the one for my... more info

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