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“Much later, when I discussed the problem with Einstein, he remarked that the introduction of the cosmological term was the biggest blunder he ever made in his life. But this "blunder," rejected by Einstein, is still sometimes used by cosmologists even today, and the cosmological constant denoted by the Greek letter Λ rears its ugly head again and again and again.”

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George Gamow
George Gamow

George Gamow (March 4, 1904 - August 19, 1968) was a renowned physicist, primarily known for his work in physics and cosmology. He proposed the Gamow-Hartman-Guldin model, which made significant contributions to the development of the Big Bang theory. more

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