One of the world's foremost nuclear physicists (celebrated for his theory of radioactive decay, among other accomplishments), George Gamow possessed the unique ability of making the world of science accessible to the general reader.

He brings that ability to bear in this delightful expedition through the problems, pleasures, and puzzles of modern science. Among the topics scrutinized with the author's celebrated good humor and pedagogical prowess are the macrocosm and the microcosm, theory of numbers, relativity of space and time, entropy, genes, atomic structure, nuclear fission, and the origin of the solar system.

In the pages of this book readers grapple with such crucial matters as whether it is possible to bend space, why a rocket shrinks, the "end of the world problem," excursions into the fourth dimension, and a host of other tantalizing topics for the scientifically curious. Brimming with amusing anecdotes and provocative problems, One Two Three . . . Infinity also includes over 120 delightful pen-and-ink illustrations by the author, adding another dimension of good-natured charm to these wide-ranging explorations.

Whatever your level of scientific expertise, chances are you'll derive a great deal of pleasure, stimulation, and information from this unusual and imaginative book. It belongs in the library of anyone curious about the wonders of the scientific universe.

喬治·伽莫夫（1904-1968, George Gamow）世界著名物理學傢和天文學傢。伽莫夫1904年生於俄國敖德薩市。1928年獲蘇聯列寜格勒大學物理學博士學位。先後在丹麥哥本哈根大學和英國劍橋大學（師從物理學傢玻爾和盧瑟福），以及列寜格勒大學、巴黎居裏研究所、密執安大學、華盛頓大學、加利福尼亞大學伯剋利分校、科羅拉多大學從事研究和教學工作。1968年在美國科羅拉多州的博爾德逝世。

伽莫夫興趣廣泛，曾在核物理研究中取得齣色成績，並與勒梅特一起最早提齣瞭天體物理學的“大爆炸”理論，還首先提齣瞭生物學的“遺傳密碼”理論。他也是一位傑齣的科普作傢，正式齣版25部著作，其中18部是科普作品。