At the time of the publication of the B2FH paper, George Gamow advocated a theory of the universe according to which virtually all elements, or atomic nuclei, were synthesized during the big bang.
U vreme kada je članak B2FH objavljen, Georgij Gamov je promovisao teoriju o univerzumu prema kojoj su gotovo svi elementi, ili atomska jezgra, sintetizovani tokom velikog praska.