For ten points, what Russian-born American coined the term "big bang" and developed its theory with Ralph Alpher and Hans Bethe.
Better known as a physicist, he proposed the idea of a genetic code and championed the importance of nucleotide triplets.  At George Washington University, he and Edward Teller worked on beta decay and the internal structure of red giants. Later, he predicted the microwave signal found by Penzias and Wilson.  For ten points, what Russian-born American coined the term "big bang" and developed its theory with Ralph Alpher and Hans Bethe.
Better known as a physicist, he proposed the idea of a genetic code and championed the importance of nucleotide triplets.  
George Gamow (GAM-ov)