Mr. Tompkins in paperback

Mr. Tompkins in paperback

by Gamow, George

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Since his first appearance over sixty years ago, Mr Tompkins has become known and loved by many thousands of readers as the bank clerk whose fantastic dreams and adventures lead him into a world inside the atom. George Gamow's classic provides a delightful explanation of the central concepts in modern physics, from atomic structure to relativity, and quantum theory to fusion and fission. Roger Penrose's foreword introduces Mr Tompkins to a new generation of readers and reviews his adventures in…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Mr. Tompkins in paperback / by George Gamow ; illustrated by the author and John Hookham.

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Since his first appearance over sixty years ago, Mr Tompkins has become known and loved by many thousands of readers as the bank clerk whose fantastic dreams and adventures lead him into a world inside the atom. George Gamow's classic provides a delightful explanation of the central concepts in modern physics, from atomic structure to relativity, and quantum theory to fusion and fission. Roger Penrose's foreword introduces Mr Tompkins to a new generation of readers and reviews his adventures in light of recent developments in physics.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2012.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xvi, 185 pages) : : PDF file(s).

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781107295643, 1107295645
  • oclc:on1097116063
  • LC Classification:QC71
  • Dewey Decimal:530

Subjects

physics Physique

Writers

Gamow, George Hookham, John

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