GAMOW, George plaque at George Washington Univ in Washington, D.C.

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GAMOW, George plaque at George Washington Univ in Washington, D.C.

The George Gamow plaque at George Washington University commemorates the influential physicist and professor who served from 1934 to 1956. Gamow made seminal contributions to nuclear physics and cosmology, including the Big Bang Theory and quantum tunneling. The plaque, installed by the university's Physics Department in 2000, honors his scientific legacy and popularization of science. It is located in Corcoran Hall near the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro station in Washington, D.C.