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Also Known As Georgy Antonovich Gamov
Born March 4, 1904 • Odesa • Ukraine
Died August 19, 1968 (aged 64) • Boulder • Colorado
Subjects Of Study DNA • Gamow-Teller decay • big-bang model • liquid-drop model
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