Igor Gamow, son of George Gamow, is a microbiology professor and mountain climber. He invented the Gamow bag and the high altitude bed . The book was dedicated to him by his father.

Patents

• 6,029,374 -- Shoe and foot prosthesis with bending beam spring structures
• 5,947,116 -- Underwater breathing apparatus with pressurized snorkel
• 5,701,686 -- Shoe and foot prosthesis with bending beam spring structures
• 5,580,094 -- In-line skate walking guard
• 5,467,764 -- Hypobaric sleeping chamber
• 5,398,678 -- Hyperbaric chamber and exercise environment
• 5,367,790 -- Shoe and foot prosthesis with a coupled spring system
• 5,360,001 -- Hyperbaric chamber closure means
• 5,193,530 -- Underwater breathing apparatus
• 5,109,837 -- Hyperbaric chamber
• 4,974,829 -- Hyperbaric chamber

External links

• Personal homepage