Thirty Years That Shook Physics (Tridtsat Let Kotorye Potryasli Fiziku)

At the beginning of the last century, classical physics was shaken by two great revolutionary theories. One of them, Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, revolutionized the classical concept of space-time. The second, quantum theory, was born and developed by a constellation of scientists, including Max Planck, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, and Paul Dirac. In his book, 'Thirty Years That Shook Physics,' George Gamow tells the captivating story of a brainstorming session of great minds, in which he himself played a direct role.