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Gamov
Gamov or Gamow (russian: Гамов) is a Russian masculine surname originating from the word ''gam'', meaning ''noise'', ''shouting'', its feminine counterpart is Gamova or Gamowa. It may refer to: *Dmitry Gamov (1834–1903), Russian explorer *George Gamow (1904–1968), Russian-born physicist and cosmologist *Igor Gamow (born 1936), American inventor, son of George Gamow *Vitaly Gamov (1962–2002), Russian Border Guard Official *Yekaterina Gamova Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova (russian: Екатерина Александровна Гамова; born 17 October 1980) is a retired Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the Russian national team that won the gold medals at the 20 ... (born 1980), Russian volleyball player References {{surname Russian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yekaterina Gamova
Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova (russian: Екатерина Александровна Гамова; born 17 October 1980) is a retired Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the Russian national team that won the gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championships, and the silver medal in both the Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Due to her stature and dominance at the net, she has been hailed as the "Queen of Volleyball". She is tall with EU size 49 feet, making her one of the tallest female athletes in the world. She is also the second highest paid female player in professional volleyball history. Her role was outside hitter/opposite. Career Playing with Dynamo Moscow she won the silver medal at the 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League, and she was awarded "Best Scorer". For the 2009/2010 season, she joined the Turkish team Fenerbahçe Acıbadem. With this team she won the Turkish League Championship and went to the 2010 CEV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitry Gamov
Dmitry Ivanovich Gamov (russian: Дмитрий Иванович Гамов; 30 June 1834, Vyhovka village, Odoevsky uyezd, Tulskaya province – 22 May 1903, Moscow) was a Russian general and explorer of the eastern coast of Korean peninsula. The Gamov and Gamov peninsula in Posyet bay were named after him. The lighthouse on Cape Gamov is also named after him. Archimandrite Palladiy wrote about cape Gamov: "It was named after an officer of the general staff Dmitry Gamov, who was one of the hard-working explorers and scientists, who pioneered the wild and unknown Primorye region despite all hardships of that time." D. I. Gamov graduated from Marine Cadet school in 1851. He was a participant of a famous expedition (1852–1855) of vice-admiral Yevfimy Putyatin from Kronstadt to the Pacific Ocean on Russian frigate Pallada, which was popularized by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov in his book "Frigate Pallada". Dmitry Ivanovich participated in hydrographic works on the eastern coast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitaly Gamov
Major General Vitaly Ivanovich Gamov (russian: Виталий Иванович Гамов; 1962 - 28 May 2002), "Я вернусь домой генералом..." 31 May 2002 was a Deputy Commander of the Pacific Regional Directorate of the . He was killed in his house after refusing to take bribes and allow poachers to outsource their recourse to Japan. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gamow
George Gamow (March 4, 1904 – August 19, 1968), born Georgiy Antonovich Gamov ( uk, Георгій Антонович Гамов, russian: Георгий Антонович Гамов), was a Russian-born Soviet and American polymath, theoretical physicist and cosmologist. He was an early advocate and developer of Lemaître's Big Bang theory. He discovered a theoretical explanation of alpha decay by quantum tunneling, invented the liquid drop model and the first mathematical model of the atomic nucleus, and worked on radioactive decay, star formation, stellar nucleosynthesis and Big Bang nucleosynthesis (which he collectively called nucleocosmogenesis), and molecular genetics. In his middle and late career, Gamow directed much of his attention to teaching and wrote popular books on science, including '' One Two Three... Infinity'' and the ''Mr Tompkins'' series of books (1939–1967). Some of his books are still in print more than a half-century after their original publicat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Gamow
Rustem Igor Gamow (November 4, 1935, in Georgetown, D.C. – April 15, 2021)Gamow, George: ''My World Line: An Informal Autobiography'', The Viking Press, New York, 1970, page 106. was a microbiology professor at the University of Colorado and inventor. His best known inventions included the Gamow bag and the Shallow Underwater Breathing Apparatus. He was fired from CU in 2004 following sexual harassment and assault charges. Early life and education Rustem Igor Gamow was the son of Russian émigré physicists George Gamow and Lyubov Vokhmintseva "Rho" Gamow. Finishing high school at age 17, he joined the National Ballet Company. He worked breaking horses, delivering packages by motorcycle, and teaching karate before enrolling at the University of Colorado in 1958, where his father taught. Igor Gamow received a B.A. and M.S. in biology, and a Ph.D. in biophysics, all at University of Colorado. Research Gamow worked on Phycomyces blakesleeanus during postdoctoral research und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
